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READY NOif! ! (;haIDpions play the ��IMPERIAL'' w-ay! ESTRELLITA

B.B.J. 843-Lo,-c Song by Manuel :\!. Ponce

MIGHTY LIKE A ROSE B.B.J. 844-By Ethelbert Nevin

1"'hese two beautiful melodies, which have been arranged for Brass Band by Frank VVright, will undoubtedly be popular Broadcast and Concert Programme numbers.

THE BOULEY ARDIER B.B.J. 847-By Frederic Cur?On _.\ Characteristic .:'\.o\·clty, alrt=ady Yvell known to 1 ight rnusic

t::nthusiasts-this transcription for Brass Band has been issued in response to many requests.

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ALSO

Three New Quick Marches RHYTHM OF THE LINE

By G. H. Willcocks

CHIMES OF VICTORY

The Boosey & Hawkes handmade "Imperials" are always in the news:-

The National Champions, BLACK DYKE MILLS, play a majority of "Imperials"­and have played "Imperials" as long as we remember!

The BeJle Vue Champions, RANSOME & MARL ES, bought a complete set of" Imperials" just before the war ...

Scottish 2nd Section Championship at Coatbridge :- B RECH I N CITY BAND, played " Imperial " Trombones, Baritones, Euphoniums and Basses bought new this year . . .

Reading Contest:- lst RAUNDS TEMPE RA N C E; 2nd PRESSED STE E L; 3rd HAZE L'S PRI NTI NG WORKS . . . an "Imperial" triple triumph!

FOLLOW THE CHAMPIONS Dy Jos. Bcrgeim

THE SKYWRITER

S end now for catalogues of the" Imper ial" C or nets, Tr ombones, T enor H or ns, B ar itones, Euphoniums and B asses to:-

By Jos. Bergeim Band Department, Instrument Division,

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......,='SSCJn.... KEEP THE LEAD! Our congratulations to the prizewinning bands at the " Daily Herald" National Brass Band Championship, Royal Albert Hall, October 27th.

1. BLA CK DYKE MILLS Conductor : Alex Mortimer 2. FODENS MOTOR WORKS Conductor: Harry Mortimer 3. BRIGHOUSE & RASTRI CK Conductor: Eric Ball I 4. FAIREY A VIATION WORKS Conductor: HarryMortim�

VicTORY depends upon the skill of the musicians and the high quality of the instruments they play. We are proud to state:

* Of the 100 instrumentalists in these four bands, 70 played BESSON:-Black Dyke 12, Fodens 24, Brighouse 9, Fairey Aviation 25.

* Principal Cornet Soloists in the following bands played BE S S O N:-Black Dyke, Fodens and Fairey Aviation.

* BESSON SETS, including the famous ' New Standard ' Compensating Euphoniums and Basses, played by Fodens and Fairey Aviation.

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19 NORTHWOOD ROAD, PRENTON, BIRKENHEAD

Telephone: BIRKENHEAD 3264

WA LTER B. HARGREAVES L.T.C.L., B.B.C.M.

(Musical Director. Cory Workmen's Band)

Associated Teacher to the Bandsmans' College of Music.

BAND TEAC�ER .AND ADJUDXCATOR 126 YSTRAD RD., YSTRAD, RHONDDA,

SOUTH WAL.ES

TO M EAS TWOO D .ASBOCiated Teacher to the Bandsmans' Colleirr

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SOLO CORNET, BAND TEACHER .AND ADJUDICAfOR, ALTON HOUSE, BROUGHAM ROAD,

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ADJUDICATOR

20 BYRON A VENUE BL.ACKHALL COLLIERY, WEBT H'ARTLEPOOL,

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GEO. HAWKINS (Band Teacher)

OLIVE VILLA, MAYFORD, Nr. WOKING, SURREY.

Teacher ol Theory and Harmony by Po8t

JOHN FAULDS BAND TEACHER .AND ADJUDICATOR

44 KENNEDY CRESCENT, KIRKCALDY, FIFE

HAROLD LAYCOCK PUPILS PRIVATE OR POSTAL

BAND TEACHER .AND ADJUD1CATOR 40 WEST STREET,

BLACKHALL COLLIERY, WEST HARTLEPOOL Co. DURHAM

DAVID ASPINALL Musical Director. Ransome & Ma.des Works' Band

(Late Conductor, Creswell Colliery and Fri&ry Brewery

Bands)

BAND TEACHER, BAND .AND CHORAL CONTEST ADJUDICATOR

"PRIORY VIEW," 14 FRIARY ROAD, NEWARK-ON-TRENT, NOTTS.

Tel.: Newark 456-7·8·9

FRED MOR TIMER (Bandmaster. Foden·s Motor Works Band)

TEACHER AND ADJUDICATOR CLIFTON RD., ELWORTH, SANDBACH,

CHESHIRE.

W . WOOD CONDUCTOR AND TEACHER

Young Bands a Speciality

6 COLBECK STREET, HANSON LANE, HALIFAX, YORKS.

H. MUDDIMA N BAND TEACHER AND ADJUDICATOR

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J. B O D D I CE BAND TEACHER AND ADJUDICATOR

13 LAKE ROAD, WOODLANDS, DONCASTER.

HERBERT B ENNETT BAND TEACHER AND ADJUDICATOR 40 LEVEN STREET, POL!;OKSHIELDS

GLASGOW, S.l. '

Tel.: Pollock 0826

HAROLD BARKER (Spec.ial Tuition for &ldio and T..levision Artistes>

BAND TEACHER AND ADJUDICATOR " SOMERVILLE," ECKINGTON

SHEFFIELD Phone: Eckingten 273

Lieut. JOHN FLETCHER PROFESSIONAL CONDUCTOR AND

ADJUDICATOR Brass - Military - Orchestra

Musical Director, Faimoiith Town Band 25 HILLSIDE ROAD

,

SWANVALE, FALMOUTH CORNWALL.

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HAROLD MOSS L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M. (13andm"81.ershit>)

Musical Dirertor. Leyland Motors B•nd

TEACHER AND A DJUDTOATOR !Coach for Diploma Exams .. et£ .• hy t>OSt)

Suc<"e.ssei> in various Grade• of the B.C.M.

Examinations including "BMJdmastershit'

56 SANDY LANE. LEYLAND Nr. PRESTON. LANCS. HORA CE GREY

Canadian Guest Conductor (Late St Hile.La's) "A GUARANTEED ATTRACTION" .

CONCERT OR CONTEST. . A<l<lress: CLARENCE HOTEL

BURNHAM-ON-SEA, SOMERSET.

2 WRIGHT .A.ND R O U ND ' S B R A S S BAND NEWS l st DECEM BER, 1 95 1 . Bond Teachers, Adjudicators and Soloists

CHAS . A . COOPER A . M us.V. C . M

BAND TEACHER, A DJUDICATOR, COMPOSER AND ARRANGER

Life-long experience Brass. Military, Orchestral and Choral

Band or Ohor.al Contests Adjudicated 19 COLUMBIA STREET, HUTHWAITE,

NOTTS . DRAKE RIMM·ER

BAND TEACHER AND ADJUDICATOR " MI RELLA " MILTON ROAD,

KIRKCALDY ___________ P:...:hc.:cone: K I R K C A L D Y ?844

J. M. HINCHLIFFE Euphonium Soloist ( late Black Dyke ; Besses)

BAND TEAC HER A N D ADJ U D I CATOR 56 NEWTON STREET, HYDE,

-����----=C�H�E�S�fl==I R-'-E������ HERBERT SUTCLIFFE

Musical D irector (VICKERS-ARMBTRONGS LIMITED )

BARROW SH IPYARD SIL VER BAND BAND TEACHER AND ADJU DI CATOR

41 CEDAR ROAD, B ARROW-IN-FURNESS __ ..::,__ ___ _

S . S. H . ILIFFE BAND TEACHER AND ADJUDI CATOR

10 NUTFIELD ROAD, LEICESTER GEORGE THOMPSON

B.B.C. M. , L.G.S.M. BAND TEACHER AND ADJU DICATOR Arranger for Brass and 1'-fi1itary . Ban.ds Associated Teacher to the Bandsman's

College of Music ROOM No. 9, 222/5 . ST RAND ,

LONDON, W . C . 2 . --------

HARRY MORTIMER POST OFFICE, ELWORT H ,' SANDBACH,

CHESHIRE Priva� Address : Trumpet Villa, &lndbaph. CheshiJ'e.

Phone : SAN D B A C H 28 �-----------CLIFTON J ONES

CORNET SOLOIST, BAND .TEACHER, A N D ADJUDICATOR

PRIVATE PUPILS : ' :!.42 BURNLEY ROAD, BAQUP, LANC S . Phone< BAC U P 200

REG. LITTLE MUSICAL DIRECTOR,

Rhyl , Urban District · t:ouncil BETTWS PRIVATE HOTEL

KINMEL B AY , N. WALES CYRIL I. YORATH

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SANKEY'S. CASTLE WORKS WELLINGTON S HROPSHIRE .

!_hone: 500 W e l l ington, Shr<>pshire.:_

TOM F. ATKINSON Brass Instrumental Teaclier, ' City of Leeds and City of Bradford Educatio11al . Aut,horities.

BAND TEACHER & ADjUbICATOR. 44 CROSSLEY STREET, GREAT, HORTON,

Tel., Bradford 71 788. BRADFO RD, YORKS.

ROLAND DAVIS BA��u•TJiti�i · :

OOMPOSER, ARRANGER, ADJUDICATOR Bands prepared for Contests or Concerts ·

THE ELMS, AMINGTON, TAMWORTH. STAFFS . ' , , -------

c. A. ANDERSON CONDUCTOR, BAND TEACHER

ADJUDICATOR. , · . . 48 LOUGrlROROUGH ROAD.

LEICESTER 'Phone : 62130.

AND

FRANK B RAITHW:A:ITE (Musical Director, Gomersal Mi1ls Band),

Late of Foden's and Horwich R.M.J . BAND TEACHER A N D ADJUDICATOR,

12 MOUNT STREET Co\VLERSLEY, Near HUDDERSFIELD. '

Phone : Milnsbridge 508. ALBERT E. BADRICK

BAND TEACHER AND ADfUDICATO� 65 E!AGLE ROAD, BU CKHAVEN,

FIFE, SCOTLA_N_D_·���-'--J. COTTERILL

( " R . O . F . MARCH " ) BAND TEACHER AND ADJUDICATOR 20, NELSON BUILDINGS. , I�II;>SGROVE,

STOKE-ON-TRENT. -------

HARRY RYDER L.T.C. L., B.B.C.M

BAND TEACHER AND ADJUDICATOR Associated Teacher to the Bandsr11a11's College

of Music-. · · Teacher of Theory and Harmony . Personal and Postal Lessons

Terms : " ROSEMEDE," 614 }Y,[OOR ROAD, BESTWO.OD, N<1'l,','X1S . ,

ALFRED ASHPOLE

BAN'i{\}-ocAL c.:�D Lcl"fioTitcA� . �-�AciIER

CONDUCTOR . COMPOSER :A.ND ADJUDICATOR

Author of " Viva Voce Questii>ns:" . far. Brass . Band Exam·ination Candidates

Associated Teacher to tbe Bandsmap's . College of Music

Compositions revised and scored if desired Special Arrangements scored for bands

Specialist Coach for all Ban.1 ' 'Diplomas Successes incll!ie A.B.C.M. and · B.B.C.M. BISHO P ' S STORTFORD , HERTS .

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FRANK WRIGHT ADJ U D f C ATOR, ARRANGER COMPOSER, CONDUC3'0 R.

Address-RGi\1 / B A TON, LONDON� ·. 'W!CJ . 1 . WILLIAM RUSHWORTH

Conductor, Teacher and Adjudicator, 92 BELLA:M.Y DRIVE, STANM ORE, MIDDX

Tel., Wordsworth 291 1 .

JllNOR ADVERTISEMEN TS 20 words 5/-. 2/- for each additional 10 words. Remittances must accompany adv.,r­tisement, and reach us by the 24th of -the month. For Box address at o u r O ffice count six words, a n d a d d 6 d . for forward ing o f replies. T h i s rate d oes n o t apply to Trade Adverts. -----BANDSMAN'S COLLEGE OF MUSIC. and } ' D W IN 8ALD\V l N BA � D TEACHEI{ AN D A D J U U I · ALE.Jt.AN DER OWEN MEMORIAL FUN D.- '_; CA I O R, us A�dcru ' A veuue, Dawley, \\"elli ugton, All cnqumu ta the J oint Secretaries : Mr. H. �hrop,buc.

CO LUER, 13 Montrose Avenue, Stretford, near Man- . -�---- ---------chestcr ; and Mr. L. HARPER, J Dons Street. Mos- R ::.Ml fH, Solo Cornet, s ..... Baud Trainer and Adjudicator, ton, Mancheeter. .. • 18 0�0 to teach or judge anywhere. Teroli :--- tt�=- umoo t , '=-<"-arborouc-t1 Rna.d. Muston . Filf"v. Yorks. HERBERT BROOKES! the celebrated Cernettist W ANTE D-FIRST-CLASS S , O:itc of Wingates) is "':'w ?Pen f&r engap:�ments round D RUMMER for

OLO CORKET and good all as Soloist, Tea�her, or Ad1ud1 cator.-The Library, \Vcrks Band. Single man refe

Hazells (Aylesbury) Printing Parnn Lane, \Vinton, Manchester. BAND SECRETARY, The

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AR RANGING. - COMPOSITIONS HARMONISED, SCORED, REVISED for publication. Piano Parts

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�Iachinists preferred ; ot hers miw apply. Suit·able employment. Send full particulars. · Air �!ail to \\'. CIIURC�Irf,L. secreta.ry . Can,,dian Legion Brass Band. Legion Hall, Trail, Brili.sh Co�umbia. canadH . l12 )

RIST'S CABLE WORKS BAND, '.\'cwcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs, are holding their Annual SLOW �!ELODY AND

QL'ARTETTE CONTEST in the Concert Hall, Works Canteen, on Saturday, ] anuary 2Hth, J �)5� , at 2 p .1n. Draw ?t � p.rn. Price of Admission : 2/- (Cotnpeti tors Free) . . \djudtcator, Mr. Harry Heyes (Senior and Quartette) , late Musical Director Fisher & Ludlow's Works Band. Junior Solo (under 16 yrs. I will be held in another part of Hall, :? p.nl. PrizPs : lst, Trophy l\1ayrrs & H a rrison's Cup, £1 ; 2nd, 10/·, 3rd, 5/-, Youngest Competitor, i\ledal. Ad judi cator, H . Goodier, Esq., Conductor, Rist's Cable Works Band. Senior Solo. lst, Medal and Cash Prize, .C� ; 2nd, £1/10/ - ; 3rd, LJ,1- ; Best BC:lsS, )1edal. Quar­tette. Prizes : lst, ( Rist's Challenge Shield ) . Cash Prize £8 ; 2nd, £1 ; 3rd, £2 ; Special Prize for Quartette Party within �5 1nilPs radius not having won a prize, of £10, -£�. Entrance Fees · Quartettes, 6/- ; Solo Senior, '2}6 ; Solo Junior, 1; -. Closilu:::!· date for entries, January lUth, 195�. For Entry Forms, etc., apply Mr. C. V. GENN ERY (Contest Sec . ) . Good accom-1nodation for coaches, cars, etc. H.ehfarsals. Refresh1nents. Teas, etc. The Members of the above Band will make everyone feel at hon1e and ,..,-ill do all the\· can for their co1nfort. Owing to the large entries for this Coutest the Co1nmittcc have decided to ho1d the Junior Solo and Senior Solo at sa1ne tirne in different parts of Hall ; by so doing this will give an earlier finish ot Contest. A hearty welcon1e lo all old and new fricnds-il•lr. C. V. GENNERY, Sec-rc tarvt Rist's Cable \i\'orks Band, �ewcastle-uuder-Ly1ue.

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WILLIAM LAYCOCK BANDS COACHED.

SOLOISTS TRAINED. Contests Judged on Right Lines

27 FORTH STREET, DYSART, FIFE.

Dr . DENIS WRIGHT CONDUCTOR, ADJUDICATOR &

LECTURER. 28 BRICKWALL LANE, RUISLIP,

MIDDLESEX. 'Phone : Ruislip 2463: __ __:_ _______ _.._�-

J OHN BALDWIN L.G.S.M., B.B.C.M.

BAND TEACHER & AD JUDI CA TOR. ASPER STREET, NETHERFIELD,

NOTTINGHAM. . . . .

'Phone : 58704.

ROBT. TINDALL A.B.C.M., L.R.S.M.

(Musical Director, Harton C-olliery Band). Associated Teacher to the Bandsman's College

of Music. Postal and Personal Coaching for B.C.M.

Candidates. Choral and Band Coach and Adjudicator.

I M ELROSE A VENUE, LOW FELL, GATESHEAD, Co. Durham.

Tel. : 75843.

HARRY MILEMAN (LATE CONDUCTOR S.C.W.S.)

TEACHER & ADJUDICATOR, 16 CRO S S STREET, GRIMETHORPE,

BARNSLEY, YORKS.

CECIL PEACO CK TEACHER, CONDUCTOR & ADJUDICATOR.

Brass Instrument Teacher to the Durham : : Education Authorities. : : '

6 CHARLES STREET, EASINGTON COLLIERY, Co. DURHAM. R. H. PENROSE

Consultant and Tutor ( Band Dept . ) Devon County Education Authority

BAND TEACHER AND . ADJUDICATOR " Exponent of Tone "

(Over 35 years' successful tuition) 45 MAGD'ALEN ROAD , EXETER

HARRY HEYES CONDUCTOR, BAND TRAINER, AND

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IOR A'.\'D JUX I O R SLOW �lELODV COXTEST promoted bv the K.A. B.B.C., Midbnd Arca, in Victoria Schools, Bath "'street, Xottingham, Sat urday, 19\h January. Adjudicator, Mr. ]. Baldwin. Entiies close 9th January.-Full details from �lr. E. TETLEY, Ill Broxtowe Street, Sherwood, �ottingha1n.

FOR SALE �� 1 C0�1PLETE U !\ I F O l UIS, all in ''ery good . rondition. Air Force Blue, Black n::dvet and Gold facings ; also complete BASD�!ASTER'S IJX l FOR�l. Seen anv time by appointment . Offers to L. 11' A l{SOX, �lir. Liwrpoof !{oad, Cadishead, nr . .:\1anchester.

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WAXTED immediately. insitrumentruli5ts. 15 years ot cge (Hltl upwardE. for Regimen tal Band of famou'-"

C'avalI)" .Regiment. Kneller Ilall t r.alning for Htitable am)l�cants. Promotion JH08pect� excellen t . Det•a.ils from B/�I J. H . COOPE H . Bch l� . H . l . Hussars. Fowler Barracks, Perham Down , :\ r , _.\.nclornr . (12) REGDIE'.\'TAL B.-1.X:D THE QUKE '.'i'S ROY.!.L

H E G HLEXl' has va.cancies for BOYS wi�h musica l lrnowled:;e. between t h e ages of 15 and 17 years. A sound 1nusi'f't1.1 ca reer 1is offered w ith opportunit.i� for e11•tva11ce to K 11elle.r tH.all . Apply for particulars t o . HAND"} f A.ST,F: R . THE QUEF.N'S HOY_.\.L .IlF:GDfE.N'l'. JL \.0 .R . 24- ( 1 )

Outsta n d i ng arrangements by J . Mcin nes S m i t h

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" R O S E O F MY H EART " 5/- (Waltz)

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A Band m aster writes, " Afte r the concert, several peo p l e came to enq u i re where " Tran q u i l l ity " cou l d be p u rchased. It is an i ns p i ri ng and u p l ifting com position . "

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WATH & DISTRIC T

Hoyland a ml El.;;eca r ; as a reti red b a nds­· mari l wou l d like to :;ee these two b:rnds liavP a bil more i ntere s t . and instead of str uggling along with out a full complement of players, >vith both b ands h aying to help each otheT when til e \- l i a l'e engagments to fulfil, w b y not join 'forces and make one decent barid ? It i s 1 imP th at the public ol Hoyland and E:lsecar h eard some decent p laying wltic lt t hey b aYe not h e ard for a J ong , long time. We >X(1_u ld l i ke to see bot h j oi ned together under the b aton of _\lr . P . V . Lew i s , to whom I would l ike to p a y l t' ih11! P , H s a young m an who took on t h e j ob at Hoyland 1\· b e re most b andmasters would havP looked a round and w a lked out . He. is a composer a ncl an·anger w i th a \·ery wide knowledge of t heory and h armony , a 11d bas i mproved H oyl and · hand's s t a nd a rd of playing . b ut h e can only get the best oul of tl1e rnatei'i a"l avai lable. I di slike to say it, but the material is poor, a n d tile ;.;arne apµlies to E lseca r . �o w h y not amalgamate and make one good co11testi ng h:rncl m t h e di st ri ct . w b i c l i H i e public would be proud of next year ?

Wat h M ai n C ollie ry we do not l lear rrnrcl i about o f l a te . l ' spe t l l eY h eaded the A rmistice P arade to th e Pa ri s

.h Climcli . nnd

also gave a programme ol music at th e Met hodist Cli a pel on t l 1 p 17th No\·emher. l thin k this hand i s i n t h e same position as the oth er h ands ; the�- do no1 seem to get a baud of thei r own, and w h e n th e re is a n engagement t h ey l i avP t o get help from o t h e r b ands . Why not get a hand of �-onr own i n \Vath n iHI D i stri ct ? T h e re a re plPnty of p layer,.; i n th e W at l 1 and Wornh­well area to make one good ba nd .

I th ank "Old Ba nclR111an" for h i s news for u s , n net I wo nld l i k e m ore new� frnm a l l .

ALT:P. GRO ----+----

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.J . W. REED WILLIAM SKELTON

I regret t hat I was unable to be p resent at t h e Gu il d Contest at Realli rnr . h ut a col leairne h as fa \·oured me w itb th e .resitl1 s . [ am plea s ed to note t h at b ands from thi � a re a again figured well i n p ri7.PS . and to congratu late Pressed Steel . Hazell:; . Alcl­bon nw, ::\•Iarsh Gibbon, Chipping: Norton , and Cholse\' ou their success . I also nol e th nt E as t Berks . conducted lJ1· an old friend :H r. E . W. Pearce . a lso scored. I sh al l be gl ad of a l i ne from you. M r . Pea rce , al,:o from H ook ancl Odiham . wlt i c l r J remember as a l i ve h a n d and succe� � f n l coulcsll'r �·e a rs ago. T n m pleasecl a lso to ]p:c1 rn t h at Eai:<t Woodh a y a re con l i n u i u z t o h e hns�- . hut sh all n.ppreciate a l inP from 1· 0 1 1 . :\ [ r . Wchh . at n ny t i m e . · T i l t> u s u a l 1wws-l etl e r i s to h aJHl from \f 1' . C la ceY , of ;St . Rehast i a n's . Tl w1· cl i cl 1 101 ,_<'ore t h i s t i nw at Head irn:r. a� t l w �- h n d P i !!l r 1 of t h e i r i n n i ors i n t h e hand. t o fi l l n p .-acaneies ; st i l l l h e Y d i d n o1 d o s o h 11 cl h- . I !:! a I h er . T h �· l r n nd l w \·e c·o rn n l <'ll C1>rl 1 l i ei r wintrr sPriPs o f >'OC'i n l � a n rl gp[ fl gond a !l enda nC'P a t t h cs<' eYP n t s . wh i ch con1men c,, w i t h a l' h o rt c·onc-erl hy 1 1 i r l rnrnl . HPml' r n ­h r a n (·e R 1 r rnh1 \· sn w 1 1 ' Pm nn pa ra d e i n 1 h r l l \ O l ' l l i n g n n d n ft r rnon n . l w i r r !! H I 1 1 1 1• P a ri sl l C' l 1 1 1 r•·h · i r r t h " n rn rn i n r: . fl n cl l i Pa t l i nrr t l i e l l :J rn ( l ,. of t i l e B r i l i s l 1 T .P!!ion at \Yok i n !!h n r n

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t h at is now send i ng regular repo rt�, thanks to i:iecreta ry Taylor. 'J' h c b and gained 3rd p rize i n its section at Readi ng, under G eorgl' Watkins ; fiw of t hP band only sta rted to play l ast February, so t hey h av·e urade good progress. Armistice i:iunday saw them on parade , combined with Rolrn , for se rvice at Wallington ( 1 am glad to learn that Hoke arc still active, as l had a report of t h eir c lo�ing down ) . Cllolsey are giYi ng a coneprt lo the p at ients at t he F air -l l i le h ospit a l in t h e nea r future, and also running concerts and old tyme dances in thei r own vi l lage during the coming month s .

M a n y \·i llage b ands closed down a t the outbreak of the last war, or j 11,;t hf'fore. a nd i t is good to hear of t h e revival of one of thcm-Ellc8borongh S i lver, B ucks. I n a letter from ::Vlr . R , Catlow, of Aylesbury, wlio has them i n h a n d . I l e a rn that t hey h a ve an average of twenty at rehearsab, some of them "old h and�" of Ellesborough and W addesdon ( a nother hand c·loscd clown l ong since) ; others are more or less beginners, b ut they a re on a solid basis, and their future looks prom ising. With a n a hlie secretary i n l\1r . W . \Vootton , p l u s the able work cif :\fr . Catlow, former!>', by 1he way . of C a l l e nderF , and now with Hazells , I look forwa rd t o heariug f1rrtheT good reports from t h i s b a n d .

Remembrance 1-lunday found m o s t b ands active as u sual , and news re aches me of t h e act ivil ics of the following : Thatcham, a t T h atcbam ; Newbmy Briti s l i Legion, also at h ome ; Ramsblny l\ l e t h odist , at R ams­b u ry ; Hannington S i h·er0 al Kingsclere ; H unge rford Town , at H unge rfo rd ; P re ssed :::;t eel , at Oxford'·s ci vic parade ; and .Morris �Iotors at the Coi:mt>· Regi ment 's parade ; .Abingdon Borough , S . A . . a nd R .N . A . S . ( C ulham ) , at Abingdon ; Ahi ngdon Borough, also at Appleton in tbe a fternoon. At U ffington . i\'Ir. R . Eldridge !'lo underl t h e ' ' Last Post" a n d "Reveille", as he h a d done eve r�' y e a r sincP th e ceremony was fi rst �t arted . J'.I r. Eldri dge is now 79 yea r� of age, so t his rn ust be a record, I imagi n e .

A ldbourne gave a n e njo:vable concPrt at Ramshury, nnde r th e i r able conductor , l\l r . J a na m . a feat ure b e i n g t h e cornet duet h y T � andsmen C . W i nstone a n d L . Ca rpenter .

I n the local press J note a letter from a 1-; upp orte r of H eadington United F . C . , asking: wh}' they now h ave n o b a nd at the home matches. as Headington Silver used to play t h e re . " l\L11sic" i :-; now p roYide cl by t l i e tauno\· svstem, and I am surP lbat t h e man�, · su pporters of t h e clnb would prefe r t h e music of t h e hand . l h opP t h a t t h e offi c i a l;; of t h .i s cluh will t a k e note .

B e i ng m y last cont rib ut i on of the present year. I take t h i s opportuni ty of temlPring m y very goocl wishes to the Editor , staff, fellow-scribes , and all fellow-bandsmen for a Happr Cl1ristmas, and a Prosperous New Year. May t h e re h e gTrat i m p ro vement in na1 i onal affairs an d Telation� with other countr i es , and th e sh adow of war recede into I l it> far d i st ance once agai n .

P TU VIVO ----+----

SHROPSHIRE NOTES

Telegrams : " Cash " Paddington 2066, London

KENTISH NOTE S

News re:.i '" ' eE m e l lt d 1\ :-: 1 r iu rt1 M i J i t 1 : . h a \· t . 1J ; 1:�1 ;"0!ormed. ::lo11ti:: .\·l�a ""' ago t l i i F cmn bmation was a force t o b e reckoned with an� here ' s wish i ng t h i s band 1:n iccess m 1 lie fut nre .

Tunbridge Wells solo and q uarletle con­test w:as a great s uccess . I s h o uld like to cong�·at ul ate . C . . A. Langridge ( b ass) ( a very o ld friend of mme) , A . Collins (Bowaters) . and . l� . Co?per (l\le_dway Imperi a l ) , for obtammg pnzes at this conteHt.

Medway Lmperial ha Ye had t h e i r .A,G . } J . and so p leased h a \·e the band been witl r t h e committee during the la t year th at t h e i;1embers . were re-elected en-bloc. ::.\Ir. E . I lulpott is the Chauman. Mr. B . B astin t he treasurer , and ::.\fr . F. Preston has again been appomted as bandmaster. ,\ � H t is­factory . ·tate of affairs exists , and d uring Hie. last .sea son m a ny good things h ave been accom p l i sh ed winch indude t h e p u rc l i a sc.inO' o f a rww u niform . t

. Bettes h anga r Welfare are holding a so] (0) and quartelie contest in the near future�� Good pn zes a re offered and a b umper ent n -�· s h o u ld be �xperienced, . but when will co1i�-� \psi com mittees exercise some common.'! sense and compe l soloi sts to h avl; piano·�·

forte acca m panimerrt ? This is a sore poi1it w i t h many m usicians . . . · ··

Hoch estt' r C ity now lt ave· a f\rll hancl imder I'll r. F . Pedlar, and sever a l member.-; of . t h e R oyal Engineers band ( Chai h a m ) assist wh en opport.umty present s· itself. The bandmaster is _ hard working, · and spends most e \'em ngs m the b androorn, ei th er with f�ill band, q uartettes . or teaching lad� . 'I bere JS no doubt, a man of M r. Pedl111 's ca l ibre is an asset to any band, a nd gi\·en the coneci s upport, he will take h i s men far.

A l etter from :Yfr. Beadle i nforms me }I r. A . Doy le h a s been appointed bandmaster or. Hoo Silver, and the choice i s popu la r w i t h tb e men. The A . G . M . was recent ]\· h e ld when l\lr. J . SmiLli was m ade cleput.�­banclm aste r, and l\fr . R . Websd a le chair­m a n for th e ensuing �·ea r . Four �onteRL.; " were al tended , t h e hest s uccess hei nd ' 3rd i n t h e Area at London .

"'

Thi rteen engagements were 11ndP rlakP n . and a lready bookirnrs a rp be i n()" made for next season . - M uc h will l i� 1 expected of th i s combination now t h a t �Ir . . D oyle and Mr. Eric Bal l a re the teacher>' . · a nd from information received two top cor-net players ;vo uld be welcome h e're . · , Pleased t o h ear t h a t the former Sheppe,­B

.oys ' S i l ver hand . now known as Shep pe�­S i l ve r . a re doing well . th ei r ach ievement" t l r i R yeal' including- the pmclrase of 11e\\ u n iform s . ten engagements from the loui l counc i l . Revera ] iPtes and concerts , uncl · fi n ally . on November 1 1th , leading t h P C h u rch Parade t o t h e Cen ataph . TbeY a ri:> h op i ng to attend a few contests npxt ·Yf'a r. .\I r. I. C m r�- h a R worked h a rd with t 'h e m . · a nd dcsen·p" � n cc e s >' .

T ·wish onr Editor . scribes . and a l l hand:'-rn P n . A \"pr�' H ap py Ch rist mas . '

A O r\ (.;. lQ

BURY & DISTRICT J ) a w ley Town ea rriecl out l wo Armistice l' a n.1des ' 011 N o \· em l)e r l lt h . Th e morn i ng p ara de was al Donnington, and the afte r- Bun· Public Silver haYe hren Yen- hus,- since noon ut Dawlev . the end of the season. They ga1·e a fine display

L udlow B r i t i.�II Legi on . Donnington Wood on the Bury Football Ground at Gigg 1,ane,

and M adeley Town also prnvided on :\'�v. l Oth, \\'hich delighted the spectators. "march i ng" music at para des i n t heir On );ov. l l ih they plaved for the :\Iavoral respective areas . Proct'ssion ann for the · open-air service, in

l attended ll te conce rt given �)y ti le front of the Cenotaph. and also for the }farch. 8 l i ropsb i re Yout h ' B rass B and rn t!1e Pa,.;t . In the aftPrnoon, they headed the British A nst i ce H a ll . on Friday, Novemher 9lli . A Legion ( Bury Branch) to church service at l a l'ge and ent h usiastic: a u d ience e n j oyed an S t . Stephen 's Church, · their four solo cornet,; excel l ent p rogramme. The co l'rwt rluet . playing the " Last Post " and " Reveille " in " Two ComradcH" was admi rably rendered t h e Church . At their ,\nnual I\Ieetin�. thev h�' Ch ristop h e r Cox and O l i \'e B ra y . and df'ciclecl to appoint as Deputy Banrlmastcr, . \. n n H ow ells ( eu pho ni um ) . hro n 1Tbt t h e } [r. Harn' Hodgson, an old member of the h ouse down with tlw A i r Varie . "l\h Old T-I:ap Bridgr Prize Bann. who has had exp<'rience Kent 1 1 ck\· Home . ' · T h e l rombone trio lw \nth . C'Ycral bands around the district. Jo,- Wardle, }lauricP HuclRon and Ernest The Solo Contest in Heywood on Ocl . 2 7th HowP l l s was well done. T h e standard of \\'as not q uite the success as anticipated . finan­p l a �· i ng was rem a r k ahl)- h igh . and cia l l y, but from a playing point of Yiew "·cis a compa n'cl well with any �-outh hand 1 h ave first cl ass show. The \\'innrrs in the Solo Section h pa rc l " nvcr tlte ::i ir . " '}ly congratu l at ions were l st, J(en Tinsley, Edge Hill B. R. , cornet ; l o a l l o f you. n.nrl p a Tti c n l n rly t o �·onr 2nd, R . ·w. Lowe. Leigh, trombone ; :lrd, l l l t r :-; i c a l d i rector . :\ fr . F. . B aldwin , a ncl hi s P. J . Atkins, i\liddlcwich, trombone. The as� i st a nt . ;\ J r . T. G . T.inrl on . I h ope yon Quar tettc Contest was won by Hyri<' British wi l l rr i \·p anot h e r concert in the near futnrP . Legion aml the 2nn h\· .\. Kcn 1·on's Trombone

H i 1Th ] P ,- Bra RR are prozreRo:i n g fa1-our- Part\' from Bury. · ·

a h l )· . ;m cl BandmaR(Pr E ast k et>p:; h i R hoys l\Tfrldlct0n Borough held their .\ . G . :\L and i t l l l J 1 o �Cratch . 1 won l e i lw pl east>d f p h e aT was stated they arc fin;i ncial l�· ".:: I after from nrn �onwti nw , )fr . E a s t . paying for new uniforms and e xt� rC'pairs

.J :> c·kti Plrl Riker !wYe !!i YPn a c·oncPrt at to their instrumcn t s . They pi'..1.1-ed for th('

\ [ ,H ] P ] PY \Voorl . wh i cl 1 . T hea r went off \'E'l'�' .\nnisticc procession, on N"o�-- l l th . ; rnd were wP l l . \ ! s o . T h P a rcl goo<l renoTts wl wn yon c0 mpl imcntrd on tht'ir olaving and deportment. \' i ,.; i ! od B 1·os " l P Y P n r i s h C' l l ll rrh f., ,. · n Since Mr. Da Yics took m·er about Pi ghlt'en • I l l " 'i i t-H l ;,pn- i <' e . months a go lw has worked wonnPrs ancl given

1'o ('oncl ll(] f> t l 1 i s m m i t h . T w i sh p \-PrY t h em ri new s1,iri t The\· are gr� rl u alh· huildin!:( l i :i rn l fl Y('I '\• H a pp1- ('hrio;t m n " . T hopp io nr ;w r1 ,, ; 1 : n0t h(' sri t isfif'd w i t ]1 '1 11Ythin� ]ps•; h Pn r f'OHl l' of �-01 1 pl A y i n a- rou r e n rol s . th�n " fi �.;t class band .

S " T.OPT .\ BOl\IB \ "R DOX.

l st DECEM BER, 1 95 1 .

8rass .Band ilews lst DECEMBER, 1951 .

'•'- ACCIDENTAL S \\ Jshci. __ _ [ ho �e agaiu we have pleasure in wishing lplaymvnr readers a Very H appy Christmas. " 1�1ay you all ha \'e as happy a time as you

could wish fur. * * *

We hope m any bands will c arry out tllll old custom of v is iting their friends and patrons at the Festive Season, and give them pleasure by playing tile old WPll­known carols and Christmas hymns. To those bands wlw do this we would :my-Do the j ob to the best of your ability, both in pl aying aud deportrncnl, and so retam the respect your friends h ave for you.

* * * We take this opportunity of thanking

moo;t si ncerely all our faithful correspon�­ents who h ave continued to send m theu rcportR n·gularly throughout tl�e year. Without tliem we could not eontmue the I U 3 . N . . and we are very grateful to them all .

----··----CONCORDS AND DISCORDS

i\IARKHAl\l :\lAIN w1 ites : " l n reply to the comments of the S . W . L anca8ll ire Acri be 'Ra vern;wood' in the October i ssue of the ' Bras,; Dands News, with refer ence to the spectre of f he borrowed player so much i n evidence at the recent Belle Vue tieptem­ber Contest, and the mention of only :.\Iarkham l\Iain Colliery, 1 w H:>h to make it known that for this contest, our principal co rnettist . H aydn Griffiths, wlto by the way is one of our own products, happened . to be honeymooning at Duuoon alter bemg married the previous 8aturday ; for th1l:l reason only was thEl well known Midland solornt approach ed to substitute, and lhe Rules of lhe N atwnal Registry were not violated as the borrowed player used a Registra'tion Card and s igned for h imself. Now, i\Ir . Ravcnswood, if that is abo m i n­able practice, I ask you to wnte lhe National Brass Band Club Rcgrnlry, 15 West Street, W . C . 2 , for a set of lllles "Overnin" such contests, and by all means d igest th�m ; the rules are obtainable for a nommal charge of sixpence, but do not forget the S . A . E . "

+ + + YO}:{KSHIREMAN writes . "Knotiiugley

S i l ver had bard l uck at Gl eckheaton , on October 6th, failing by two points oul of 200 to gain first priz.e. Mr. l\Iileman gave them 182 against a winning 184. This success has, howevc1 , been a tremendous Jillip Lo the band . A lt�1o ugl� figu.rmg reg­ularly in the pn'°'es 1t is thu�y-mne years since the band won a lst pnze and t h a t w a s a t t h e CrvHtal Palace. T h e present acli vities of the band include a j oint concert with the local m ale voice choi r, a dance, and an i n \· itation conce1 t al the local W . M . C . Club. In J une tlus year the band acquired new uniforms at a cost of £402 , and although receiving some unsolicit�d asRi>'1 ance froin loc9-l_ henefac-1 ors, this was aclneved without in any way losina the band 's i ndependence. The hand is li rld in high esteem i n the lown and Mr. Joe Pollard , tl1e present liandma:;ter, startmg from scratch a l ittle over two J'.'ears ago , is bringing along Heveral pronn1-1rng youngsters, whilst educating h imself in bandmastersb i p . Tlie solo cornet playe r, l\I r. B. Poll ard, h as returned to the b and after two years wif,11 Yorkshire Copper Works ; he has been appo i nted assistant to his uncle, and h is experience i n higher company is proving in Yal u able to them bolh. " ' + ... +

HHTLDONlAN writes : " .For the second vear in succession the Juvenile Champion­Khip of the Durham Brass Band League went to a member of the Shildon Britil'lh Railways band . Keith Arkless being the successful boy. Last year's w i nner, K. Bel lwood . was 4th i n order of merit out of twenty-five compctiton'. These two boys are a fine tribute to the teaching abilities of l\I r . T. Colli nson. the musical director . "

.... · + + l\J r. A . LEWI S , secretary of South Salford

Prize, writes : "It i s w ith deep regret that [ h ave to write re the death of ou r solo euphonium player, ]\fr. A . Mort, at the age of fifty-two years, in hospital on November 13th. He was a fine bandsman and wag very well known , h aving played at various times with Eccles RorOL!gh, W i ndsor, and the lat€ Pendleton Old, and was a regular member of our bancl until his death. I am s me t hat those who knew him will remember him as a most energetic worker and a very keen bandsman, and that they, along w ith band members, will extend their deepest· sympathy to his wife and son at the sad l oss they h ave suffered. The full band :=tttemled at the cemetery to play his favour­ite hymns . "

+ + + M r. A. S . GALLOP, N . B . B . C . Cumber­

land Area representative, writ€'S : "On behalf of my members in this county l wlSh Lo refute the statement made by 'your corres­pondent, 'Andante' in the November issue of B . B . N . that the majority of people in West Cumberland are not brass band mi nded. Surely i t i s our j ob to create i nterest, not to condemn it, without any apparent reason . M aybe interest is not wh at it should be where 'Andante' lives but he should not class the majority witl{ !us own area. What of those hard working committees of men and women who are keeping the . hands going? Also the public who palromse the events which are given by our bands ; is it right that they should be classed as 'not brass band minded?' ' Andante' should get around a bit and see what our bands are doing. lt would have enlightened him if he had attended the Memori.al 9oncert gi ven by the Oughterside and D1�tnc1 band on Su nday evening, lltb . November, whose main complement consrn!s of boys between the ages of ten and sixteen years, when they had as guest conductor thP well known hand teach er and adj udi cato r, Mr. Harold Laycock . Other bai}� ve concerts and other' performances a l '.� th e place. c reating that i uterrsl winch 'A:1 1dante' thinki:; i s not there. Dnr i ng my visits to various bands i n the area, what do I find ? That the majority of people in WeRt Cumberland most certainlv are brass hand mindi>d. and good l ue:k to "them : thev a re doing a g rand job, and nex1 year · C u n i ­herdand bands w i l l be ' o n the m a p ' agai n . "

' WNGHT AND RO UND ' S BRASS BA�D .NEWS

PERSONALS

.Mr . K ROB.ERTH, depuly bandmaster o f Royal Oakeley, w ritr� : " Kmdly allow me space to rnpo1 l , wi l i t rngrel , the pa8bing awa�' of a great lriend of mine, l\ J r. J . Lloyd :::imith. He wab a very keen bandsman and will be much missed by our band . The band attendeu the funera l , playing lhe ' Dead l\larch ' enroute, and a hymn at the grave­side. To l\l rs. timith and her son C . Morris (solo trombone ) , we all offer o ur deepest bympallty . "

+ + + )fr. J . G . WBLt:3H, secretary of Nortlium­

be,rland Band League , 1vr1tes : "We in tlti::; district h a ve lost a very dear friend in tile death of l\Ir. WILLlAl\I FARRALL. Mr. .F arrall came north from the Liverpool d1sti ict about twenty-six years ago and s1g11ed on as a member of t l 1p H ebburn Colliery band, at that time conducted by .\l r. �ol . Lew i n . He w a s a very fine euphon­i um player and soon made h i s mark in the d il:llncl. I t wa8 a1; a conductor that he became <:>o f a m i liar to local m usicians, being teacher to H eworth Colliery, New­caolle Transport, D unstan Excelsior, l\Iorrison Colliery, and the last band he had was Bedlington Doctor Pit, which he brought up from the 4th section to the lst i n five years. As Vice-president of the Northumberdand l3and League he was invaluable to me, his wide experience and knowledge of bands was always at my disposal, and when J used to call to see him he would talk for hours on his exper­iences with the famous Lancashire b ands that he had been connected w i th . H is passir1g makes a h uge gap which can never be fi l led as he filled i t. He was laid to rest in the J arrow Cemetery, amongst. the mourners being many brass band person­alities i ncluding Mr. Jack Boddice, of Brodsworth, l\Ir . G . Halcrow, of Woods & Co , .Ylr. T . .Fos1.er and four b andsmen from Bedlington Doctor P i t, Mr . J. L ascelles, secretary of Jarvis Industries band, and myself, representing the League. There weie many floral tribut€s, i ncluding one from the League w ith the following inseription, ' A token of respec1, to one of Nature's G entlemen,' and that aptly sums up our memory of Willie F arrall. "

... + + l\J r . F. J . ROBERTS, of Camborne,

wnles : "Owing to the serious i llnes and ultimate death of Mr. A . W. P arker, I w as asked to train and take the Camborne Town band to the National Championship at London, where they were placed s ixth in order. For the Association contest at Lai.mceston I shall be preparing the Bugle S ilver band on that delightful overture, 'Rule Britannia' by W. Rimmer. '.'

+ + + l\Ir. J . 'f . CONWAY, musical duector of

R!Jyl St.. J oh n Ambulance, writes : "On behalf ot the officers and membern and all connected with o ur band, I should like to lhank the very many friends and bands who h ave sent us letters congratulating us on our success at the recent Llandudno contest. These letters are too numerous to reply to mdividually, so I twst a.11 will accept thi::; note as appreciation for their congiatulations, with special thanks to l\lr. G . H. G ri ffiths, of Rhyl Silver . "

+ t + .. \1 1'. J . R. CARR, bandmaster of J3edling­

ton Dr. P it, writes : "Jt was with great sorrow, and a sense of a loss of the greatest urngmtude that, on assembling for practice on Tuesday, October 30th , the members of Redlmglon Dr. Pit band heard the sad news of the death of .Mr. W i ll i am F arrall. P rior to my taking over the conductorship of this band, he had held the position for some eleven yea1s, until a senous i llness about four years ago compelled him to retire from h1s banding acti vities . D m i ng my assoc­iation with the band, it h as been very evident l hat l\J r. F arrall was held i n the highest esteem by all the members ; his occasional v1S1ts to l he handroom were looked forward to by all . On these occasions I used to ask him to take the baton for a n umber, and he j ust loved it . His last visit w as only three weeks ago to hear the band preparing for t.he A nn ual Concert on November 4th . It is difficult to i magine that we will · see him no more. As a h umble tribute to h i s memor y , a shot t :; i l­ence was observed in the bandroom at the end of the practi ce, and it waf\ unanimously agreed that a wreath be sent from the b and. I would l i ke to add j ust a personal trib­u l<'. It has been my pleasure to know M r . F arrall f o r many years. H e w a s a gentle­man in every sense of the word, always cheery, ever ready to help, no one who needed advice asked in vain. His kind are not met with too often, and many will be the poorer for his p asl:ling . He h as left a space which will not easily be fi lled. His l i fe was dedicated lo the band m ove­ment, and the good work he accomplished cannot be estimated. His greatest pleasure was in encouraging young players. And now he has gone to a well earned rest.. :VCay his soul rest i n peace. " ·

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J ust after we went to preo::> l as t m onth we heard, wilh the greatest possible regret, of the death of our old friend, l\[ r . WILLIAM FARRALL, who passed away on 30th Octobe r . :.\Ir . Farrall was a personal fr! end of t.lie Editor, who played along w ith h i m i n various bands i n the Liverpool cl1Rtric:t before lie went up North. Space does not permit of om giving details of hi1; career, which is well-known to many b ands­men in the North of England , s uffice to say that he was a very fine enplionium player, and a most painstaking teacher ; he was w.ell l iked and respected b y all who knew hun , and m any bands and b andsmen i n Nortlrnmberlancl and D u rh am are indebted to h im for advi ce and encou ragement. Ile was truly one of nat u re's gen tlclllcn, and we have I l lany pleasant mem o ri es of o u r f1 ienclship w i th him . We are surp all those who knew him will join us in tendering sme:erest symp_atby t.o h i s sorrowing w idow and daughter m then sad ooreavement.

.... .... .... . l\I r . G. II. GRI FFITHS, secretary of Rhyl S i l ver, wntcs : "The band are now having good reh earsals i n preparation for a B . B . C. broadcast i n December, and are hoping to att€nd some contests during the season. At the moment _we are a little below strength, but are hopmg to fil l the posi tions in the �1Par f 1 1 l.lll'e� and if there are any bandsmen

m the d1 stnct who are i nterested, :Mr. Little

WESSEX NOTES would b€ glad to meet them at the band­room any Tuesday or Thursday evemng during rehearsals. On Novembe.r 4th we A. l the r�ceut ann u al mcctmg o J the paid a v i sit to l lkeston in Derbyshire, where W ei:>Hex Brass B and Aswciat1on , .M r. we played to a c apacity audience . Before Lawn'Ill'C Abram , L . G . t:l .l\I . , 13 . B . C . M . , was the concert commenced we were acco t cled a elected as t i le .P residc·nt . ci vic reception by the l\layor (Mrs. Rigby) , A riRmg f1 orn a wi�h to h(']p band::> i n the who in introducing l\Ir . Little and the h and , Wessex are a , i t was s uggested that a th ar{ked them for coming s uch a l ong way iepresent ative o f t h e Association-t he to assist in their efforts on behalf of the P resident , or some other experienced Portland Training College for the D isabled. teacher-might with advantage visit any The concert was thoroughly enjoyed hy the band wishing it, explaining tl1e aims of t h e crowded audience D uring the clay t h e band AbROciati o n , a n d giving a lesson on t h e were excellently catered for b y M r . and cmrenl testpi ecP selected for .grad ing. l\lrs. Mills of lire Rutland Hotel . Mrs . R h o u ld tl tese notes e:atcl1 f I I P eye uf any Mills is a native of Rhyl, and h as several young band , or any other b and for th.at relati ons playing in the band ; we have been matter, who would appree:i ale sttclt a v1s1t, invi ted to pay another v isit, probahly on it can be a n a nged by writi ng to me, c/o our way to Leicester on Easter M onday. ' ' Th e B rass Banc! News," or to :.\f r. South ey, The band headed the annual Armistice 6 London Roacl R l r rewton, N r. Salisbury . Parade on November llth, when there was W i lts . ' WESSEX 8CRIB.E a grand turn-out of all the organisations in +----the town, headed by members of the Rhyl NEWCASTLE & DISTRI C T U . D . C . and the officials . T h e S t . John Our movement i n this area has s uffered Ambulance band also turned out leading a crreat loss in the passing away of Mr . \V . their Division. May I d raw the attention 1-' a� r all , late bandmaster of Bedlington of all secretaries to our fifth annual cont€st . Col li ery, Heworth Colliery, and Nt;wcastle 24th M ay, furtlH'r p articulars later, a l l Tram;por1 , a n d i nstructor a n d fnencl o t enquiries t o M r . G . H . Griffiths, 10 G ronant many more bands Some three ypars ago h e Street, Rlryl . W e i n North W ales are was obliged through i l l-health to c u rtail h is d e eply concerned about th e h ealth of Mr. activities, but even d uring thi::; periorl he Woolford, the esteemed treasurer of the h ad been a tower of strength to our move­North W aleR Assoc i ation, and si ncerPly meut w ith his practical holp. His place h ope he will soon be restored to his normal w1ll be h ard to fill because he had all those health ; we do miss him at the meetings . " precious qualities which go to make a real

.+ + + bandsman. vVe extend to Mrs. F arrall and Mr. W . S. WINTER writes : " News from his daughter our deepest sympathy.

the .Preston No. 7 Area North West Brass The Annual Championship Contest for Dands Associ ation is of another well second and thi1 d sections of Lhe Northmn­attencled meetmg, at wh ich more points of berland League was h eld in the Central i nterest to lhe bands of the area were Hall, Gosfortl1, on November l Olh. Thi s agreed upon. Excellent progress is being was organised by l\Ir. Jos . Welsh ( League m ade, and as a p oint of i nterest all Urn Secretary) , and was a.gain an outstanding P reston and district bands h ave been success. The Hall was f u l l when the represented at all the m eetings, so l am adjudicator, M r. R. Peacock, of S i lkswortb, Jookmg forward with optimism to great gave his decision, which proved to be very things in the future. A brass band contest popular. . . . for the b ands of No. 7 area ( excluding of The Second . Section Champi onship wa course, the first class Leyland Motors) , is won by Cambo1s Colhery. ( George Lee ) , with to bfl held in February, 1952, in Preston. I Cow pen Colh ery ( T . , Dixon) , s.econd, and Venue, adjudicators, and rnles, h ave been D u_dley Colh ery. (A. G1bs<?n) , thud . agreed upon by all bar;.d representat�ves , I I1J. . t h e Tlurd · Se�t�on, . Amble

. (J .

a n d a s soon a s the ground w o r k is , M artin) , secured lst pnze,. with Sci eme1 -completed, I will send details. All band ston and �etherton Collienes 2ncl and 3rd. bookings for the 1952 Guild are bemg m ade Bo�h test�ieces. we�� W. & R .1, and the through me (by mutual consent of bands ) ; T hud Sectrnn piece . G olden A ge was very a notice has appeared i n the local press, popular :v1th the a u dience. and organisations are now m ak i ng .use of Camb.01s C?lh ery were t� e onl y band to this ' agency . ' The ucxt JIL<'cting of the appear m lm1 !orm, hnt then s m art ness w'.'s North Western Brass Dands Associati on, n�ar�·ed by fact of . one . m a n hemg m

Preston No. 7 Area, will be held on Sunday, c1vvies : � very man m um form. shou�d be December 2nd, 1951 . at 2-30 p . m . i n the uur obJ ectivc, ,and e.very !Janel m urnform Leyland B ritish Legion Club, Se:hool Lane, at con�tests. '.l he pn zes were. presented by Leyland " Mr. G. Anderson, V1cc-pres1dent of th e · League, and Secretary of North· Seaton

+--- Colliery b an d . Thi s was a new role for LONDON AREA N O TE S

G eorge a s h e i s genera lly the receiver on these occasions.

l commence the::;e notes wishmg the .Eu1to1 and starf, and all bands m my area, a lllen y Chnstmas, and a H appy N ew t e ar .

Hainham W . M . C . are going ahead ae:curd­ing to i eports I am receiving, and they mean to contest agam in the near futme. W lly not call m your old conductor who d1<.1 so well with you m 1 942 ?

.E ntlt B11t18h Legwn h ave been p1om oted lo the c h ampionslup secti on , L. & H . C . Aswciation. Congratulat10ns, .Enth.

1 regret to report the s udden death of the 2nd t 1 o mbone p layer of Romford Borough, l\l r . T. Lyons. M r . Lyons was a most use­ful playe1 , hard worker, and a true bandsman.

Congiatulations to B lack Dyke on their

B ands on parade on Remembrance Sun­day were nmnero11s. Jarvis lnd. were out, and I understand their new secretary is Mr J . L ascPlles, solo cornfl1.t i Rt of the b a.nd . Other b ands on parade i ncluded Bedlington C o l l i t>ry, vV alhwnd Shipyard , Nr�wcastle S . A . , and North Sh ields S . A .

Sonlh M o o r Colliery were engagcrl aL a recent Newcastle Football match , and gave a goocl 1:5how.

According to t l i e local press, M r . H arold L aycock is leavi ng the rli11tric1 and i s goi n.g to Forfar . Scotland , as mU 8ical di rector. We wish l1im I.he heRt of luck i n hi1-1 new appointment, a nd we also hope that Blyth Railways are a 1,10 to sl'cnre a capable m an to take his place. N OV ACAS TRI A�

----+.----BRADFORD AND DISTRICT

success at the Albert Hall. l heard all the .Fi i R t of al l , l iea1 ty cong1 atulatio1rn to p1iz.e wmners, and l do nut think the1 e · ' Dyke " and M r . A lex Mortimer on their was any doubt about fir,;t, Dyke were great. gn• a1 wm at the Royal Albe1 t H al l agam . Banwell never reached the standard they Dyke's gre atness was proved long smce, an d achieved last year, and there were too many we i n f IH� W ebt Rid m g are ve1 y p1 o ud that mdr v1dual sllps, l am afraid, wlnch put tlwy are still a t the very top !

way they ! 1 a 1 l' com,istentl y rel tean;('d ; l hPard th at l l iey h eld a doz.en lull rehearsals in a fort.night. l t would h ave been a m o 1 1 1ento us oce:asion [or ButterfiPlcl's bad lhey been the first winners of the B utte r field C u p 1 They were not far from it howeve r, g P 1 ti n g lst in lhe m arch and 2nd in the splec: f i o n . M r . B . Burns {s making Iii:> present:t' fell heie !

Yewco Works, by being placed 3rd, are not m ti le l ea�t dibmayL'<l . They know that they arp a big toned ban d · and at a uisadvant.agc i n a half-filled building. But ':\I r. Coll1bon . bays he was thril led by their �·t•sponse to !us bat.on, and all lre i s wanting 1s more contests and more performances like that .

It was a pily lhat Hammond 's had to ch ange l i u rse::; in m i d-stream, owing to the i l l ness o f M r . Hawley. They wpre i n t h e safe h an d s . l 1 uwP\' C' I' , o f M r . A l ec M o rl uue r , who also conducted the winners . The i n terrn ption during the rather long s peech of l l i e adj udicator was upsetting,

but not s.urprising. As anyone should know, feel1 i:ig;s are alwayR vpry pc11 1 up before a dec1 R1on , lwR1d<'s long expl anations befo�·chand <lo not ach ieve anything, and at times they p recede rlPcisions which take even longer to digest.

Well done. Bradford Vies . for d oing so well al Ski pton ; p l aying numher one and gaining 2nd prize i s j ol ly good anywhere .

AVENUE

R O S S ENDALE & EAST LAN C S

Congratulations t o the bands o f the North \\'estern Arca at the Royal Albert Hall Fmals, Lo return with second, fourth and fi fth places is a fine achievement. \Veil done, Fodens, }'airey's and C vV. S . Black Dyke and Mr. A. Mortimer put up a great show to win First place, as also did our other friends from Brig­house under Mr. Rall, in taking third place. Well clone, all of you.

Rochdale Contest was a victory for Yorkshire also, fin;t four places going to the " Tykes . " \Veil, this will continue until w e get more enthusiasm this side of the border. We have the men and the teachers but the keenness is lack111g, and only we ourselves can alter this. Let us set about this task now, and put our minds un the Job m readiness for next year's events.

One or twu bands 111 the clisLrict are keeping active during the winter. Haslingden Boro gave a concerL on a recenL Sunday 111 aid of the Old Folks, a worthy cause. \Veil done, Hasling­den. I thought the playmg vaned a liLUe ; no doubt poor rehear sals, owing to shift work, was largely responsible for this. However, a full band was up for the concert, and they keep alive m spite of set-backs.

Goodshaw have also been before the Public, and though they have lost the services of one or two members for various reasons, they will give a good account of themselves.

The Solo Contest at Bacup was evidently a success. A total entry of over sixty soloists 1s good . A great pity so many disregarded the chance of pianoforte accompaniment. The few who did avail themselves of this help gave much better entertainment to the public. vVe had some very fine performances indeed, and no doubt :Mr. Garth had to give a great deal of thought in malnng his decisions. However, the decisions were well received, and .I congratu­late " Springs " on a well-run and attractive contest, my. only disappointment was the small number of entrants from local bands ; apart from Goodshaw with seven and Stacksteads with two, what the other bands were doing r don't know.

Who will be the next to create interest ? Solo, Quartette, Duets, anything to stir us out of this apathy. I shall be pleased to help to make any event known.

Soon we shall be out with the well loved Xmas Carols ; let us do" our utmost to bring JOY and gladness to as many people as possible, and maybe in so doing we shall find inspiration to progress. I shall try to hear a few of you, so give a good impression to

W E A V E R ----·----

SHEFFIELD & DISTRIC T

them out of the running this time. 'l'h e J\l oRt of 011 r bands wern <{r) Anmstice massed band;; concPJt was qmte a s uccess, Pa rade as usua l , Yewco \Vorks band h eaded but who was responsible for p lacing all the what can s urely be dc8cr ibed as the best trombone..'> and basses way up i n the " G ods " p arade seen i n Shipley for m an y years ! beats me. 'Ibey were badly out of balance 'l'lie playmg aud Hlllartnesi:l of tlie band was w1ll1 lhe 1 8St of the ban<l8 1:5eatecl un the probably an eye opene1 to the crowds, and platform, and we had the echo effect h i tting the e:omplimcnts paid to tl1eu· bandrn asler, I am sorry to report the death of Mr. H . J ones, back at 118 . l n my opinion, for what it is and also to Mr. Fre d Wood, their sponsor, deputy bandmaster uC Rotherham S . A . Mr. worth, 1 think it i s time these m assed must have been very grnt1fyi11g. Jones was well known in the town, and it will bands concerts reverted Lo the old Cry1:5tal B utterfields Tank Works, led by their be a grievous loss to the band. On behalf of Palace clays w ith each band in its own popular Bandm a8Ler Berna1 d B unrn, we1 e the bands in the Sheffield area I tender my particular place, and the past champi ons on duty at Dai ldon, and also put up a good deepest sympathy to relaLives and friends. in the middle ; I admit that we did get show. Sheffield Tramways gave a very nice per­Fodens, 1950 champions, i n this order at G u iseley and Yeadon b ands were out formance in the Victoria Hall, a good programme the A lbert Hall, but as to the othe1'8, N uff agaiu for theu local A rmistice Service,; . and put over very well indeed, with rousing 8aid. A lth o ugl1 1 h ave heard no news since from applause for each item from the audience.

B letchley solo anl quartette contest was lf niscley, 1 h a ve h ad an excellent report The trombones were betlcr balanced than the v e 1 y successful. H a rry M ileman, of G urne- h om Y eadon . Conducted by their band- last time 1 hearrl them. thorpe, adj udicated. His awards were : rnasler, Mr. l�rne8t Lawson, everyth i n g was Dinnington Mam's slow melody conLest will solo, lst, P. Bradbury, St. A lban s ; 2nd, G . carried out i n a very pleasing manner. be over hy the time these notes appear. I shall Sayers, Rushden Temperance ; 3rd, R. Ben- Ernest is one of lhe quiet sort, but one of be paying a visit on Dec. l st and shall report ning, Rushden. Quartettes : lst, Rushden the best, not only as a brilliant cornettist, on same, and sincerely hope that it is crowned ( W . S choles) ; 2nd, Odhams Press ; 3rd, but as an example i n all ways to h i s men. with success, musically and financrally. Coventry S i lver. Dlack Dyke J uniors, perhaps i nspired by Dannemora are doing well at rehearsals.

l thank Mr. G . Doe for his letter c/o the the doi ngs of their Seniors, excelled them- About 20 players were present when I paid a Editor, which arrived too late for l ast sel ves at Horsforth. This has become an recent call, and they are progressing favourably month's issue . Kindly let me h ave a report anmml engagement for them , and look8 like under their new bandmaster and should soon of the Conductors ' Forum for next month's remaining so, by the satisfaction they give be regaining some uf their former glory. issue, Mr. Doe, but p lease see this reaches fo tbe people wli o engagr them . All the local bands were out on anmstrce day. m e by the 1 6th of the month . W ilsden are expecting new uniforms Killamarsh Silver were at Kiveton's annual

Becontree S ilver send me a report of their shortly. They also u l1 ended I lie local parade. A . G . M . , when twenty-eight members were A rmistice P arade . I understand th at in I had the pleasure of hearing Sheffield Rec­prescnf . They have had a very good year the absm1ce of tl 1 e rPgular drnmrnP1 , )fr. reation again, and was hoping to have a talk with a nice credit in the bank . The sec- Joe Crowther, the solo trombone player, with Mr . .!:'. Vause, the secretary, but by the retary, l\Ir . G. S aul, was unable to continue rlep11tised ; well cl one, Joe, that'H the sp i r i t ! time I reached the band he had gone, so I am in office owing to pressure of work and this Tb e H arrogate and D istrict annual looking forward to a line from you . pos1tion w a s taken b y M r . S . Cooper. M r . contest, which was agarn held a t Skiplon, For the first time in their history Sheffield S uckling was re-appointed bandmaster, with was more s u ccel:' � f nl t h a n ever . i efl ect 1 ng Citadel Band held a reunion weekend, and a slrong work ing committee. The b and are m uch credi t on l\l r . Cl ayton , their hard- many former bandsmen, among them officers booked for a concert on l l th January next, working and experi enced Recret a r�·. and his and local officers, travelled from such places as at the Dagenham Sanatorium, and they are committee. B LtlterfielcJ ' 1:5 had a great day Portsmouth, Bristol and Blackpool to be present. also sending two quartett€ parties to B i l ler- w i nning lst in the march cont.est, and l st in One had not visited Sheffield for 31 years, icay on the lst December to assist in a the top section . Yeadon we re 2ml in t he while another first played with the Citadel concert there. Already the band are booking m arch . and H am mond's 3rd in the Band 111 1 900. The band was conducted through­up well for next season's engagements, ana selection. Another of our bands, Rawdon, out by retired bandmaster, H. A. Mountain, hope to be seen more often on the contest did v e ry well i n the second section w in n i ng who is a well-known gentleman in Sheffield pl atform next year. two 2nd prizes. I shall not be surprised if area.

1 hear that North M iddlesex have fixed they c·ompete in lbe top sedion next year, The v1siL of Langsctl Road Band to New-up with a fine cornet soloist, who i s also a good winter's practice is all that is castle Byker proved a great success, each item a very well kuuwn band conductor and ne0rlerl ; the 1Jandma8Ler, �fr. Hargreaves, being enthusiastically received. teacher in my area. This b an d are going i s kren enough , and never too busy. Congratulations to Bernard Bygrave, late of "all-out" for lhe area contest next year , Now I come 1o the Slripley Festival of Dannemora Steel Works, on leading Black and I wish them every success. Please keep B ritain conte$t , h e l d on November l 7th at Dyke to victory. Many will remember the me informed of future pvcnts , .\ir . l\l arch. the V i cto r i a H a l l , Salfa i rP , the adjudicator successes gained by Bernard and Joan Hinde ; Thank you. was l\lr C h as . Anderson, Leicester. T h i s both were pupils of M r . Harold Barker, Musical The syllabus of the Walthamstow M usical contC'sf coll ld h ave bl'en lief kr ht1pported by Director of Creswell Colliery. Festival for 1952 is now available and I both l mncl s anrl p nhli c . a splencl i rl Ci ol<l It is with deep regret that I have Lo reporL see they h ave i ncluded classes for j 1111ior Trophy presented by M r . Cl ifford B utt er- the passing of Mr. Leonard Sheppard, a well­and senior solos and quartettes ( brass ) . field! h anrl·some cash prizes, and only seven known bandmaster of Chesterfield. l\lr. Sheppard Details can be obtained at til e Town Hall entn es. Th e te tpiece was perhaps a bit was Bandmaster of the Sherwood Foresters ' vValtl1amstow. . rl i ffi c 1 1 l t . hut not ioo severe. Anyhow. a l l Volunteer Band. He was later Bandmaster of Now bands, g ive me .a good start off for th l' co m peti ng l 'ancls pl11 yed very w e l l the Chesterfield Temperance, Chesterfield Old the :t;:e:v yea r .by

. sendrn g m: y om· news , \ i n d.el'd Tl1 e w i nnns . Prince Smith ' s , of : Comrades" Matlock, and llaslaud Bands. He c/o l,diloi , to r eacl 1 me hefoi c the 16th of I Kei�hley . alt h o ugh 10 my 11lind r ather 1 took part m many conLests at the Crystal Palace . the m onth . E:LEGRO 1 fortnnafo, certai nly deserve' · success by the MARCA TO.

CONTEST RESULTS HEXHAM-13th Oct-Ober . Hymn T une,

lst, Mickley Colliery ; 2nd, Haltwhistle O ld ; 3rd, H aydon Bridge. M arch : . l st, Haltwhisile Old ; 2nd, Mickley Colliery ; 3nl, Hayclon Briclge, . Fantasia : lst, Halt­whistle Old ; 2nd, Brampton Town ; 3t'<l , Mickley Colliery. Adj udicator, nlr. George Lee, of Wallsend .

l ll'l'HLlN G130RO UGH-3r<l N o ,·ember. " Macbeth" ( W . & R . ) . First prize, Finedon O ld ; 2n<l Kettering Rifles ; 3rd, Bedford Trades. March : l st, Kettering Rifles ; 2nd, Bedford Trades ; 3rd, F i nedon Old. Five bands competed. Adj udicator, Mr. J . A. Greenwood.

WHETSTONE - Leicestershire Brass Band Association, N ovember 3rd. J unior Quartette : lst prize, B urbage Silver ; 2nd, Fleckney Silver ; 3rd, Croft Silver. Five bands competed. Septet Sect10n : 1 t, Leicester Special Constabulary ; 2nd, B ur­bage ; 3rd, Croft. Four parties . competed . t:lenior Quartette : lst, Ratby Silver, 2nd, Burbage ; 3rd, Leicester Speci al Con­stabulary ; 4th, Croft ; 5th in order, Bmbage Trombones. Fourteen parties compete d . Adj udicator, M r . S . Smith.

GOSFOR'l'H-lOth November. i::iecond Section "Songs of England" (W. & R . ) : l s t Ca�bois Colliery (G. Lee) ; 2nd, Cow­po{i & Croften ( T. Dixon) ; 3rd, Dudley Colliery ( A . Gibson) . Third Section, "The Golden Age" (W. & R . ) : lst, Amble and Radcliffe British Legi o n (J. M artin) ; 2nd, Scremerston Colliery (N. Thomas) ; 3rd, Netherton Colliery ( T . Mitchell) . Adjudi­cator, Mr. J. Peacock, of Silksworth .

BACUP-(Irwell Prize Band) . S low Mel­odies . 17th November. Open 8ect ion : l s t prize, C. Rushworth ( P rescot C ables ) ; 2nd, D. M. Garside, cornet ( C . W . S . M anchester) : 3rd, W. Gregory ( Wingates ) . Be;;t Bass, H . Silcock ( C . W . S . , M anchester) . Forty­four entries. Junior Section : lst, Alan James ( Clayton Aniline Works) ; 2 n d , Jennifer Longson ( Chapel-en-le-Frith) ; 3rd , B . Broadbent ( D obcross ) . Twenty-two Adj udicator, M r . F. L. Garth .

HOLMBRIDGE-17th November, Quar­tettes : l s t prize, B arry Ostlere Trombones ; 2nd, Rothwell Temperance ; 3rd, Foden's Motor Works ; 4th, Holme Silver Trombones ; Sth, M arsden M . I . Special for youngest party, Emley Public. Nine entries. Adjudicator, Mr. J . A. Greenwood.

CENTRAL SCOTLAND

Once again the Becond Section contest has gone by and Dalmellington are still where they were. They were bitterly <llSUJJJJOrnLed with the re:rnlt as the general opimon of quite a num ber of the a udience was that tile playing of the band was very good, and they had great hopes that they would be among the pnzes, b u t Mr. Geo. H awkins had other ideas. The band are sponsoring a concert in the Doon Uinema on Bunday, 9th Decem ber. The band, with the assistance of four artistes, will s upply the programme. .

Benwhat Silver journeyed to Kilmarnock on 8aturday, 1 7th .N ovember, ancl played to the football crowd ; l learn they had a goou collection.

The news about D unaskin Doon is not very encouraging ; I hope B andmaster M uir­head will be able to rally his forces for the forthcoming Ayrohire contest.

'l'he A.U . .M. of the Ayrshire B ands' Association has gone by, all the present ofhcials being re-e1ect€d. lt was unfortunate 8ecretary NI . Clinton was indisposed with the flu, but the Hon. President, Mr. Howie, carried out the duties for the day .

The A . G . M . of Dalmellington band has also been held when all reigning officials were re-elected for another term. Treasurer i::imith was able to state that the financial position was very good.

REGAL ----+·----HUMBER DISTRICT

l:larnetby l:i ilver were o ut 011 Armio;tice :::; unday . They visited KHton m tile mornrng Ior the C1turc11 .Parade, and in t11e arternoon the band had their own paralle at Harnetby. l m ust mention here the JJiayrng of the " Last J:>ost" by Mr. .I:' . 1,.,'amplmg, a particularly goocl effort.

B arton Town, under t11eu conductor, .Mr. G . J. Benson, were at Goxhill on 'l\;i.esday, N ovember 6th . lt was a g:reat pity that this event was not at all organised from the public's point of view. Here we have a good band, au excellent conductor, and and ,; up'p01ting artistes of r adio rep ute, playing to an audience of thirteen ; a thoro ugh disgrace. H ad the concert been organised properly, l feel sure that the hall would have been filled. This is of co urse only my humble observation. However, I h ope that your next concert at Caistor will be a s uccess. .Properly planned by someone competent, I see no reason at all why it sho uld not be so.

Good decisions are_ expected when Mr. G. J . Benson visits Scotter to j udge the Scotter Band Slow :Melody Contest on Saturday, December lst. While M r . Benson is a hard nut to crack, he is known to be one of the finest j udges in the country.

St. Hugh's band h ave p urchased a seL of instruments from Lord Quibell. It is hoped that tlti,; band will make a lot more progress than the late Scunthorpe Borough Boys' band, who were, I understand, the owners of the instruments in question previous to thei1 sale. I hear Mr. Benson has been approached in an attempt to start the thing right. l would like to have a word or two from the baud secretary, c/o B . B . N .

N o news o f Scunthorpe British Legion (W. Richards ) . Now, Mr. High, what about it ?

Pleased to have a chat with Mr. N . Clarke, solo cornet, Scunthorpe British Legion, who is looking well after his stay in h ospital ; I am more than pleased to hear that he is playing with the band at rehearsals agai n .

Now is the time when bands should be m aking preparations for the corning season. Make sure you are up to date with new issues . Already I h ear of one hand who h ave all the teslpieces rehearsed for next yrar'R contests. That is the idea , and is the way to get on in the movement..

FLASH L l G H T

WRIGHT A.MD ROUND 'S BRA.SS bAND NEWS lst DECEMBER, 195 1 .

Mr. E . BALDWIN writes : " l would like t o thank all those who h ave so kindly �ent me lett€rs of appreciation and congratu­lation upon the performance of the 8hro]Jsbire Youth band at their recent con­cert at Madeley. lt is very encouraging to me as musical director, and to my colleague, Mr. Lineton, to know that our efforts h ave met with such a sympathelic response. It is impossible to give the names of all the young players who took part ( forty-four in number) , but it should suffice to say that they are the leading youth instrumentalists in the county, and have a future before them . I would like publicly t-0 thank the following gentlemen who worked so hard to make the concert the s uccess it was ; Messrs . Rawlings ( Beckbury ) , Langford (Jackfield) , Owens (Waters Upton) , Pagett & Cole ( D awley ) , Cowdell ( Madeley) and Bray ( Br�dgnorth) . I get many requests for information concerning S ankey's Castle Works b and, so I will take this opportunity of informing all our friends that the band is definitely on the up-grade. Thrne rehear­sals are held every week, and the total strength of the band is twenty-five. At our weekly lunch hour concerts for the work­people we always include a W. & R. classic. Amongst recent p rogrammes have been, 'Les Preludes, ' 'Bizet,' and 'Hungarian Rhapsody' from the 1952 Journal. The band are now settling down in preparation for the 'Daily Herald' M idland Area Cham­pionships to be held at Nottingham in February. Already engagements have been booked so far ahead as August, 1 952. A popular feature at our winter concerts is a number played by our five trombonists, and the Post Horn Gallop by our four solo cornets . Amongst recent additions to our playing strength are l\'fr. W. Forrest (solo­horn ) , formerly of Harton and St. Hilda's, and Mr. F . Growcott ( euphonium) , ot Stockport. 'Ne hope very soon to welcome another outstanding cornettist to our ranks. There is a fine team spirit in existence, due in many respects to the wise leadership ot our musical director, Mr. C. I. Yorath. We wish every Midland band, Good luck for 1952 , and can assure them that we shall be all out to come on top when the contest­ing season commences . "

Cook, will perform at the Citadel, Corporalion Street, on Dec. 9th (Sunday), 1 1 a.m., at Sparkhill Citadel ; 2-45 p.m. , Palmerston Rd . Church ; 6-30 p.m., Sparkhill Ciladel.

still you put up a fair performance. Yeovil Corporation gave a Concert on Sun­

day, Nov. l lth. Sorry I was unable to attend . Chard Town also gave a mid-week Concert

I hear.

conductor p·osition settled a nd then stick in lo some good ]Jrac:tice and who knows we might see you regain your former great�ess. G u1seley played at i::ik1pton but failed to catch the j udge's ear. What happened f.tt the finish of t11e selection, M r . �teven • ' Y o u were doing well until the las� L._ ment. ..

CORNISH NOTES

An astonishing display of the work of the band and supporters will be given in Coleshill Town Hall on Dec. 8th from 2-30 p.m., which is the Sale of Work in aid of Coleshill E .M.C. Uniform and Instrument Fund. At this event there will be on sale all sorts of goods and items from greengrocery to electric lamp standards, most things being produced by the effort and hard work of the band members and supporters . Father Xmas will be in hiding in his grotto . The music on this occasion will be provided by Mr. M. Clayton (Conductor Coleshill Baml ) and his gramophone .

Dates for next year's diary are :-2 l st March, 1 952, " Old Tyme Dance " at Colcshill Town Hall-Music by Coleshill E.M.C. Silver. 29th March, l !l52, Coleshill Town Hall-Coleshill Air Varie and Quartette Contest. Sunday, J une 1 5th, B 'ham District Brass Band Asso­ciation Contests, Class " B . " Sunday, August 24th, B'ham arnl District Brass Band Asso­ciation Contests, Classes " A " and " C."

Congratulalions to Revo Works Band on the excellence of their broadcast on 1 3th Nov.

Don't forget Black Dyke at B'ham 1 own Hall, December 8th.

Birmingham Temple v isited West Brom­wich on 12th November, when the whole programme was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Bands man Joe Hartley played a cornet s olo, and the chairman reminded the audience that "Old Joe Hartley " had been banding for forty-five years, having played no other instrument but the cornet. The band will soon be commencing carol playing round the district.

OLD BRUM l l . ----+·----

GLOUCESTERSHIRE N O TE S

Most bands i n m y area will b e soon performing their usual Christmas programmes. Remember this is j ust as important as rehearsing, or playing at a Contest. Ali bandsmen when street carolling should pay particular attention to their playing and deportment, so that the fine reputation, already enjoyed, may be further enhanced .

I would like to wish all bandsmen in my area, the Editor and Staff of the " B.B.N." a merry Xmas and good banding in 1 952.

TROMBONE.

DERBYSHIRE NOTES

Riddings United Silver Prize Band fulfilled their first public engagement since their re­formation by heading the parade of the Riddings British Legion on Remembrance Day. With the generous assistance of bandsmen of Ormonde. Colliery, Heage Silver, and Ripley United Silver, they turned out a band of nearly 40 players. This is surely one of the biggest efforts seen in this district regarding local bands, and shews the kindred spirit that prevails among the local bands by giving this assistance. Mr. Harold Hawkins played the " Last Post. "

Ripley United Silver, Conductor J . Saint, led the Armistice Parade of the J\lfreton British Legion Memorial Services. Mr. J . Saint played the " Last Post " and " Reveille. "

Shirland and Higham Prize, Conductor S. Greaves, participated in the Shirland and Higham British Legion Remembrance Day Parade and Service. Mr. A. Fawbert an<! hi!; son, Peter, played the " Last Post " and " Reveille."

Ormonde Colliery, Mr. Grenville Webster, headed the parade of Codnor British Legion Association news : The Autumn Feslival in conjunction with their Remembrance Day

which is due to take place at Cheltenham, on Services. Saturday, Dec. l st, will I trust receive the Crich United Silver attended the Remem­whole hearted support of all members of the brance Parade and Services of the Crich British Glo'shire Association. It is the desire of the Legion. The " Last Post " and " Reveille " organisers that the Festival shall be a success were played by A. Swindle and T. Lester. and I sincerely trust that this will be so . A full Heage Silver, Conductor D. Shore, associated report of the results will be given in the next with their local British Legion Remembrance issue of this j ournal. Parade. Remembrance Sunday, Nov. l l th, saw a I understand that Ormonde Colliery have good number of our bands out on parade. decided not to attend the Nottingham Contest R. A . Lister Silver were out at Dursley; Stinch- next February. combe Silver had a busy time, being at Ripley Silver are busy rehearsing the test

have vVotton-under-Edge and Frampton-on-Severn, piece. The D.C.L. I . County Regimental Band C th 1 8th K" d Abb . · also at am on e ; mgswoo ey The death was recently reported 1· n � local visited several Cornish towns, where their K. d H b k · � . h b h f gave a service at mgswoo ; am roo at newspaper of Mr. Leonard Sheppard, who was smart marchmg as een a feature wort y o f d · · t w· k Berkeley, a terwar s givmg a concert a ic ; Bandmaster of the 6th Sherwood Foresters, copying by our brass bands, whose deportment d N -1 tl d H I t T tb an a1 swor I an ors ey a e ury. 1 925- 1 939. He was a well-known bandmaster receives encouragement at Bugle each year. R d ' · t f d . J B · f ea mg m a con emporary a ew ays and solo cornet player in the Chesterfield Lieut. George . Miller, former ngade o · f 1 tt th t h d b f M · · ago I noticed a copy o · a e er a a ecn d1.str1.ct, at one time he was bandmaster of Guards Director o usic, who now hvcs m M A J M · · f h sent to r. . . olman, secretary o t e Sherwood Forester's Volunteers, Chesterfield Cornwall, has presented them with an ivory C Th · h · b f th . N.B.B. . e wnter, w o is a mem er o e Temperance, Chesterfield Old Comrades, Mat-and silver baton (which was presented to him l 1 Id J " k t " h k f D C L I club, says t iat ie wou 1 e o say t an · lock, and Hasland bands respectivelv. In 1950 fi ty years ago, when conducting the . . . . h I · I M o H Adl ' d . C ) · you " throng t ial ioun1a. t. o r. . · · am, he was appointed Musical Director of the Ban m eylon as a permanent posscss10n M f T k b B h L f th of the regimental band . Cornwall 's repre- B. · 0 ew . e_s ury ntis egion or e Sheep bridge Works Prize. As an accomplished

sentatives at the Belle Vue finals, St. Stithians wonderful untmng �elp he has giv�n to t�e I cornet player, l\fr. Sheppard had won many and Helston Town, though not appearing in Cheltenham Spa . Sdver Band, whilst their gold and silver medals. the prize lists, were proud of the honour of guest Cond_uclor �unng the summer engage- I Mr. Arthur Walters, of South Wingfield, died

J " f . h . . d 'll ments. It 1s pleasmg to know the standard �f recently at the age of 8 1 . At the age of 1 7 he qua 1 ymg, and t e e..xpenence game wi pla_ymg has been raised b.Y !us genero.us .suppo1 t, 1 played the cornet with South Wingfield . He benefit their future contesting efforts . With d b I h h other Cornish bands they extend congratulations I smcerely hope _an . e ieve t at t is improve- later conducted the band and was presented to the Exeter British Railways Band, on their ment will be ma;nlamed and tha� Mr. Gard�er, : with a silver cornet by them. He once con­success at Belle Vue. Cheltenham Spa s bandmaster, will also receive ducted the band at a Belle Vue Contest and

At the funeral of the late Mr. A. W. Parker the loyalty that the bandsmen have sho�n to . won a prize. Mr. Adlam. Our readers, I am sure, will be there was a very large attendance fully repre- very pleased to read these remarks and con-sentative of \!Vest Country bands and associated gratulate Mr. Adlam on his fine efforts . organisations. The leading county paper, the Fishponds British Legion under Mr. A. G. " West Briton, " fully reported together with Lloyd, who are members of the Glo'shire

SECOND TROMBONE.

WEST RIDING NOTES

a photo and history of his career. A tribute Association, provided the music at the Festival . attach�d by the �ev. L. V. Jol�y. of Carlins of Remembrance ceremony held at the Calston . The Annual Contest of th� I:farrogatc and Bay, mcluded :� So the famihar figure of Hall, Bristol, on Sat . . Nov. l Olh. By the way, ; District Brass B and Associat10n was

. held

A. W. Parker _will b� see:i no more by those 1 I believe that this was the first time a Bristol ; at Skipton on October 20�h, when fourt€en who have associated him with the l?1"eat contests Brass Band had been invited to play at the · baucls played i n two sect10n. The playmg that now dim the eyes, and thnll the heart . festival. On previous occasions it had fallen I was very good and all the bands showed He was one . o� those I am really glad _to . have to the lot of one of the Services bands to provide the results of good teach.mg.

. Mr. E. C .

m_et along life � way. I was not an mtimate the music. Fishponds, however, gave a very Buttress was the adi ud1cator, and t�1e fnend, but a fnend among the many hundreds d t f tl 1 s as e"i.denced by profits which were approx1mat€ly £26, will

h d h. t t l t d · d 1 · goo accoun o iemse ve , , . w o respecte is grea a �n s, a m1re iis the ver ood re orts which a eared in the IJe allocated as p nze . money. steadfastness under d1fficulhes, and learned B . t 1 Y

p g . P pp I Tlie Festival of Bntam contest promoted

f h . f · · · Of h d ns o ress. . . . . rom 1s un ailmg good will. ot er ba� s The festive season will now soon be on us by the Shipley U rban D1stnct Council was and other conductors I have never known him and I take this opportunity of wishing you, I !Jeld in Vwtona Hall, Saltane, on S aturday, ts

hay a

fn

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tfa1r w_ord. He a

flways gave to ot

the

dr� Mr. Editor, and Staff, also G!o'shirc bandsmen, November 17th, when sev�n bands e1

d1k.1t·�� e u es . praise . a per orman_ce warran � • the compliments of the season and to all bands- and six played . . The pnzes were . is n­

he _erred if anythmg �m the side of chant);" men who will be making their usual call on buted by the Chairman of the Co uncil, J\1r. It is good-bye, but !Ike a� t�e events this their atrons 1 wish you every success. c. Richardson, J . P . An un_for�unate word conveys there comes with it the hauntmg P

WESTERN STAR i ncident occurred when the adJud1cator, sense of something yet to be-something in · M r . c. A . Anderson was giving his oral which Parker will still play a part. " Was this + remarks on the playing. Some bandsmen prophetic ? Two days after this appeared, the SOMERSET & DORSET AREA who sat at the back of the h all persistently Camborne Band, under their temporary band- sho uted that it was the decision they master, Mr. T. ]. Roberts, repeated their wanted not lo hear him give an oral ?-chieyement of . 1 946 (under Mr. Parker ) , l should like, fin;t of all , to congratulate adj udidation. .Mr . Anderson, who re1�iarked m bemg pl�ced sixth at_ the _Royal AI?ert Hall, Lieut. J . Fletcher, of Yeovil, on his appointment to the public that it wa� the. first. time he for the Nat10nal Champ10nsh1p. The St. Denms as Conductor of Falmouth Town Band. l hope had ever been insulted in his thirty-eight and Falmouth Town ban�s also competed, and Yeovil Corporation Band will soon get fixed up yean; of brass b.anding. '.lnd adjudicating, though unplaced, by thell' appearance m such again with another Bandmast er. J ust one little at once crave his dec1s10n and so the illustrious company, . added prestige to their bit of advice to you of Yeovil Band : When opportunity of hearing how he �rrived . at fine record as contestmg bands. you get your next B . M . give him a little bit his decision was lost to the public. lnc1d-

CORNUBIAN. more support ; I don't think you gave your late ents s uch as this bring disrepute to the Conductor all the co-operation you could. brass band world, and l, as a brass band

BIBMINGHAM & DIS TRICT

Looking back at some of the original notes by my predecessor, " Old Brum, " in an issue, Sept. 1 932, I find there was still that shortage of news and it seems to me a very commendable effort on the part of " Old Brum " that he kept things going for so many years . Anyhow, repeating his appeal for news, may I request all publicity officers and secrelaries to write and send news of their band activities.

Among the one or two people that have written to me is Mr. C. W. Musson, secretary of the Invictus Ex-Servicemen's Band, and he says there seems more keenness in their midst since the purchase of new uniforms, and their average attendance at rehearsal is 1 5 . Unfortunately, they are still without their bandmaster, Mr. C. McDonnell, who, following his own indis­position, now has his wife ill-I hope things are soon right with you again, Mr. McDonnell. The Invictus Band have moved to another practice room at St. Georges Parish Club Room, New John Street West.

Although rather belated with this news, I feel I must remark on the excellence of the Festival " Symphony in Brass " at the Friends Institute on October 20th. Three bands took part, Tottenham (E. Edwards, L.R.A.M., A. R.C.M., L.G.S.M., M.R.S.T. ) , Boscombe (C. Bosanko) and Sparkhill (A. Grainger) , all of the S.A. The programme was excellently arranged and three hours of high class music provided . Those bandsmen who missed this event missed a real musical treat and I consider myself very fortunate that I had the opportunity of attending.

Tottenham Citadel Band are visiting Coventry on Feb. 9th and l Oth, and the Saturday Evening Concert is to take place in the Central Hall. on December 8th (Saturday) at 7 p.m.

The Regent Hall Band, conductor Ken n e t h

It was with regret I learned of the passing enthusiast for thirty-three years, felt of Mr. R. W. Davison, Musical Director of disgusted an_d ashamed of the b and:mien Sidmouth Town Silver (late solo cornet of the who caused it. famous St. Hilda's Band) , and I remember Annley and Wortley are carrying on with him as Bandmaster of the old Yeovil Town rehearsals, not too well attended. I hearcl Band. Long will 1 and many more in this area a rumour that Mr. C . Dowling, their ener­remcmbcr the fine solos he performed with the getic secretary, is relinquishing his position Yeovil Band ; a fine instrumentalist and a in the near future. l hope he does not showman in his day. I hope I am correct in mean to sever hs connection with brass stating that Mr. S . Brooks (Yeovil) started to b ands as he is far too valuable for the climb the ladder as a cornet player under the move�ent to lose his services. late Mr. Davison. Burley and District have lost the services

Sorry to hear that Mr. Horace Grey, of of their secretary, Mr. G. :Morgan, who has Burnham-on-Sea, has been ill in hospital. We left the district. I was sorry not to see wish you a speedy recovery, Mr. Grey, and I them competing at Skipton. They were hope by the time my notes appear in print, you playing at the County Rugby match , York­will be back in harness again. shire v . Durham at Otley on 8aturday,

I hear good reports of bands in my area November 1 7th, but were a very depleted attending the usual Remembrance Day church band only about ten or eleven players . parades. This is one time of the year when B utterfield's Tank Works are one of the townspeople ask their local band .for its support. most O'o-ahead bands in the Bradford area. I hope that all the bands in my area give most They "attended Skipton contest and we�·e . willingly of their service on these rare occasions, awa.rded lst prize in the march, and lst m bearing in mind that before long you or your selection, also two beautiful trophies . Well collector will be asking for their kind support <lone, Mr. Burns, and thank you fm: a for your band funds. wonderful lesson to a 1 1 second section

I was in Bridgwatcr on Nov. 1 2th on business, bands. Your performances were very nearly hoping to have heard some news of the local faultless as the adjudicator's marks implied. bands, but sorry to say I am unable to report Again at Sh ipley contest t h e benetit of goo_d any this time. Drop me a line sometime, Mr. teaching was once more shown by the.ff Evans of Bridgwater Band. winning lst prize in the march, and 2nd m

I broke my j ourney to Weston at Highbridge selection. Personally I thought you had same date to report on bands atlending lhe once more pulled the douhl e off. hu t t he Guy Fawkes Carnival . Burnham and Highbridgc adj udicator thought otherwise. . Town Band were number one band in procession, Bradford Victoria also attended Sk1µlo 1 1 and they show some improvement ; still a lot and were awarded 2nd prize in selection ; more ground work is needed, but no doubt in the �Ir. T. F . Atkinson does well with this bantl capable hands of Lieul. Grey, we shall soon considering 1he number of his members who have here a combination to reckon with. The a re doing their National Servi ce. . other band in attendance were Crewkerne Silver, Bradford City have had a change of I was surprised to sec this band here so far away Keeretary, Mr. R. Fletcher now fi lls the from their district, but I noted a strong cornet µosi t ion·. Th ey are depleted in 1�umber. section ; it would have been a big improvement but T think the new secretary will pull if you had your midrllc section up to strength t h em round . W'h at y o u want is to get your

Hammond's Sauce Works ha1·e been . busy recently, having had rehearsals ou fo 11r di fferent testpieces for four contest � . :Jlayoo this h a c:I a l o t t o d o w i t h yom gammg ouly thud pnzc in the selection at Skipton. _ l heard you at Shipley when .Mr. A. Mortuner conducted, and although there we re a few slips I thought you gave a compact performance. l hope that your esteemed conductor, Mr. H. B . Hawley," has improved m health and t hat he is able lo <.:ond uct at Halifax contest. I know that i t would be agony for him, not being well enough to conduct at his home town B!Jip-ley, as he loves his brass baud .

' Leeds City R.A. attended Skipton c.:ontesl

but were not quit€ as polished in their playing as on other occasions when J h ave heard the�u . Mr. Hemsworth is very keen on techmq ue ; I rather liked his man; I i played at the contest. Rawdon 8il ve r are doing well u nder J\l r . L. Hargreaves ; since he took them over they h ave attended two contests and been awarded three pri7,es including two silver cups. His troub le is like all other subscription b ands in that as soon as he h�s taugh t a few boys and got them playing with the band, other members are leaving to do the National Service . He has lost soprano and three cornet players in the last few weeks, but fortunately three out of the four are now playing with the service bands. The band did duty at the Armistice Parade Stanningley and District have decided t� change their name to Bramley and District Brass band. Mr. C. Robinson, the conduc­tor, is very enthusiastic, and they gave a nice peformance at Skipton. YE'.ladon are keeping going under l\Ir. G. Colhson. T!:iey gained 2nd prize in the march '.it Sk1pton, but I was not impressed by then rendenng of the testpiece . The players seemed to be blown out and their playing gave one the impres·sioi{ that they were stale. This band also has been hit b y Natic:inal Service. c::tlls , but managed to parade m the Arm1st1ce Procession. One thing this band is noted for is their deportment. I saw them in the prncession, and it did whoever is responsible great

credit. Yewco are doing well, also conducted by

M r . G. Collison. They were awarded 3rd prize in the selection at Shipley. I noticed a solo cornet from Yeadon playing with them.

The West Riding Brass Band Association hold their cha�pionship contest on Sunday, December 9th m the Corn Exchange, Don­caster, when it is hoped all championship bands will ent€r.

Here is . wishing all bandsmen, officials and committeemen, also promoters of band contests a Very Happy Cl1ristmas. WEST RIDER

FURNESS AND DISTRICT

Barrow Iron and Bteel Worko have had a very good ·seawn, and the fact Lhat they " donned" new uniforms under the expert eye of Mr. Jim Clarkoon helped to make affail'S succeBdful. Their visits to outlying districts were greatly appreciated by all who were privileged to listen, and they have certainly made great titricles under the capable hands of Mr. J. Jacobs.

D alton Town are now under Mr. 8tan . .Fawcett, a one time bulwark of Barrow Shipyard, where he gave such valiant ser­vice not only musically, but materially. 1 have no reason to doubt but that he will put Dalton back on their feet , and that in due time the ' "Town" will h a ve someth ing to talk about. R umour has it that enquirie;-; have already been made for a uni form . :;o things are on the move !

U lverst-On Town have mustered quite a number of promising young ladies to their ranks, and l understand that Mr. Archie Goodall is well satisfied with the progress that is being made here.

Levens Valley are making good headway and the members are really keen. The visits from Mr. G. Huckerby, principal cornet of Barrow Shipyard , are greatly appreciated . On a recent S u nday they played in the village church and were assisted by players from Barrow Shipyard.

Holborn Hill have been quiet of late, but I understand that they will be up and doing before very long.

B arrow Shipyard have j ust completed one of their busiest seasons, and I am told are settling down to preparing for 1952 . Several new faces will be seen as a result of the usual winter reorganisation. They have not been in luck this season i n the contesting field, but they have maintained their high standard of concert performances . I hear that " Uniquip" h ave been over to measure them for a complete new outfit and that it will surpass anything seen

in these parts . l\fr. Sutcliffe has b i g hopes of greater effort, and m ay I wish him the very best of luck !

Askam Town have good rehearsals, and :vir. S . C . Cain keeps the men interested . I hear that several juniors are in the making, and this is all to the good. .

In conclusion, I wish you, Mr. Editor, and my fellow-scribes all the very best for Christma8 and the New Year.

S ELDOM S EEN

STO CKPORT NOTES

Here we are i n the last month �f 1951 . and I have still to receive my first item ?f news from any one of the f�w b�nds �n Stockport, which to my mind is very disappointing · it makes one wonder whether or not we ha�e the interest strong enough to get bands ( as I stated in my first notes ) , on the map.

The most progressiv_e band seems to be Mirrlees who are playmg very well . They h ave just recently appointed Mr. F. Mottershead from Gatley to teach them. l\fr . W. S. Smith (bandmaster) , as mfl

that he should prove an asset, r.. cts to be contesting in J anua�y. _

There is only one way m which to �ake a good band, and that is , plenty of sacnfice, :md hard work.

Hern'H wish ing you all A Very Happy Christ ma� . TRIANGLE

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HIGH PEAK NO TES

"'- ') I extend to the bandsmen in t!1e " Peak, " the E d · t o r and Staff oI the " B. B . .:\ . " my best wishes .a Happy Chnstmas . . .

T ho ,.all bands in . this d1stnct will be ou: playing during the fcstl\'C season, .and that the} wi!r-..Jl try to play their best, Chnstmas playmg can be good practice if used m the correct manner. . J was yen· pleased Lo recci ve the official band new:; from Mr. S. l\L Higginson, the chairman of Chapel-en-le-Frith Prize Band . Unfortunately it was j ust a little too late for the. );ovcmber issue. However, T a.m pleased to stc.te that all seems well with the re-foTmed ChapC'l-en-le-Frith Banet . The concert they "aYe .for the Chapel Carnival Committee presc_n­tatwn to the Carnival Queen was most satis­factory. l\Ir. J as. Cooke, their new conductor very �visel\' arranued a programme of fairly Jioht numbers and I understand the whole p;rformance was very well received by the a.uctience. l haven't seen Mr. Coo.ke for quite a IA'ng time bnt I do know he is quite a capable man and the band should do well under his care . Their next concert is on Dec. lt ith, and I hope 1 shall be free to hear for myself how they are getting on. Best of luck Chapel, and -i;hank yo� :JIL Higginson for your letter. l shall look forward to your next official news .

Jn the Peakland Bandsmen senes we ha,·e hatl popular :Jir, Harry Orritt and Mr. Martm oi the Buxlon British Leg10n Band. Harry seems to ha\'e played with most of the bands in this district during his long career.

WRIGHT AND RO U ND ' S HBASS BAND NEWS

become a useful citizen and a credit to the I community through the medium of the Band which is so deservedly popular wherever it goes.

The bands in the Xorihern Counties Asso­ciation arc doing well in the Scottish Champion­ship Contests . Following the success of Perth and _\rbroalh in the 3rd section, Brechm have now captured the second section . This latter band has shown remarkahlP consistency by rising from the 4th to the l st section in record time. That's all to the good, and now we can safely anticipate the .intensification of the friendly rivalry that exists between them and Forfar which will culminate next year when the re�! fight for the proud title of " Cock-o' -the-�orth " takes place. :Jieantime may . l express the hope that l<"orfar will do well m the Scottish Championslup, and o contmue the good work of their fellow members of the X.C.A.

Reports from Albert Hall indicate a cont_est where the playing was of a particularly high standard, with the result a very open question indeed, especially as it applied to Black Dyke and Fodens. Allow me to add my congratu­lations to the former on this great victory. Parkhead did verv well under Mr. Telfer, and haYc nothina to bi ashamed of in such company. Like all ou; Scottish bands they would profit by more regular contact with top-notch English ones, for their comparafrve values would be revised, and appropriate steps taken. to close the gap, which is not so wide alter all, m several cases .

The _\ .G.J\I. of the Association took place in Xovember, but I regret no preliminary particu­lars were available here, of that most important event. However, I hope there was a fully representative meeting, where useful work would be done for the common good of all bands in membership. I shall be glad lo publicise any interesting items which would be for the tx::>t good of the Association and _its members. V. ill l\fr. Beattie please avail h1mse .. lf of tha� co-operation ? BE� LOMO�D.

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There are a lot of British Legion bands in the country, but I doubt if there is a1�oiher with such a meritorious record of bandmg as the Fishponds B.L. Band have had this season. Bristol's " band of the year " is a title well earned . In contesting they have attended quite a number of events with some success, and organized a successful contest of their own. The past season too, has seen the band fulfil a record number oI engagements, but none more spectacularly successful than the recent Festival of Remembrance at the Colston Hall. Mr. Arthur Archer, the band's publicity officer, was very disappointed to find no notes under this heading last month ; he has made sure there will be some for December. Under Mr. Alwyn G. Lloyd the band spent several weeks re­hearsing for the Festival-they had to play forty numbers, some only snatches of marches as various regiments came into view, but it called for a vast amount of organisation and timing. Ai the Remembrance Day parade the band played at the Civic Service at the Cenotaph, and also led the full Legion parade in the after­noon. During the proceedings the Lord Mayor sent for l\Ir. Alwyn Lloyd and congratulated him on the splendid appearance and playing at all three eYcnts at which he was present­" 'v\Te are thus very proud of receiving this high standard of praise in our own city and to know that we have successfully taken this opportunity of showing our own people what can be achieved by an efficient brass band," says Mr. Archer. The band are busy rehearsing I am particularly pleased to report this month for the Cheltenham Contest on Dec_ l st, where news of the \Vidnes Borough Band. Mr. R. D. I understand they will meet some stiff oppo- Bird, secretary of this band, tells me in a letter sition. They will also turn out for the " Bristol they are again firmly established following a Evening Post " carolling procession and will, rather uncertain period . This band owe much too, give their usual Christmas morning concert to the interest of their treasurer, Mr. " Pat " at the Fishponds Mental HospitaL It seems to Moran, who was more or less responsible for me that whatever proposition is brought up in , continuing Lhe life of the band when all seemed the Fishponds bandroom, somebody says, like hopeless. Mr. " Miah " Harper, the band's the crowd of cops in an American gangster conducter, has had a large experience as a film, " Let's go, " and not a bad phrase either. cornet soloist of no mean ability, being a member Best of luck and playing at Cheltenham. of the Gossage's Soap Works band in their

our duty to our reformers and ourselves by wearing our uniforms in the proper manner, and if possible avoid " civvies," even if it means going on an engagement depleted. Remember this, no matter how good you may play, if you don't look good, these days in particular, nobody is impressed, particularly civic authorities upon whom most bands depend for their summer engagements. Congratulations to Prescot Cables for a very good broadcast, the cornet soloist in particular

for an artistic spot of playing in the " Bohemian Girl " overture.

In conclusion, a happy Xmas to the Editor, fellow scribes, and all brass bandsmen, every-In case it is thought l am a " one band man " hey-day, and afterwards cornet soloist to . L cl M A . E . I must too, wish B.A.C . V.'orks Band, also under Crosfield's Band. I am not throwing bouquets Storev's of ancaster, un er £ r. Mr. A. G. Lloyd, good luck in their effort at when I say Mr. Harper was one of the cleanest where. RAVENSWOOD.

����+-��-� Brownbill, supplied the music for the British Cheltenham. executants I ever heard on the cornet, easily ESSEX NOTES

Thanks to Mr. R. G. L. Hallam, conductor of Peak Dale Public, for his Jetter, as follows :

" 1 should like to report the success of one of my pupils, Miss J ennifer . Longson ( 1 3 year ol� cornet player) in gammg 2ncl pnzc at the Jrn-ell Springs (Bacup) Slow nfrlody Contest last Saturday, l 7th Xov. , 1 95 1 , m the J u111or class. Jennifer is a member of C�apel-en-lc­Fnth Band and is appearmg next Sunday, as O'lil'Sc artiste with Peak Dale Band _at a concert �T are "'ivinrr at Chapel-en-le-fnth. . Our J un1or Q:artette are giving an item, which we had got ready for the Hyde Contest, 24th. Nov. , 1 9 5 1 , but this has been postponed owmg . to insufficient entries. I had the pleasure the other ,\,eck (at Mow Cap Slow Melody) of meetin"" vVilliam Skelton of Llandudno Town and w� had an interesting chal. He played with Peak Dale a number of years ago when

Leaion " Tribute for the Fallen " celebrat10n f 1 o Kingswood Evangel's recent ha! -an- 1our the equal of any present day cornet soloists. in the Ashton Hall on Armistice Saturda� broadcast was up to their usual standard This band have joined the Lanes. County There are signs of a great revival amongst afternoon . After the playing of the �ationa although there was a lack of cohesion in the Brass Band Association and hope to contest Essex bands. Anthem by the band, the Legion standards florid passages of the overture, but following next season. Leyton, under Mr. Humphreys, continue to mustered and were inspected . The pla.ymg of l\'lr. Harry Mortimer's advice they did not Mr. F. Ingram, secretary of the \Varrington make solid progress, and will be a difficult l was 3rd cornet player. . Anyone who would like news of theII band or bancl�men publishing will they please post it to me c/o. " Brass BanP, News," 34 Erskme St. , Liverpool, before or on the 1 8th of each month. l �htmld like it to be made known that all letters .are treated witl1 strict confidence and 1I tht' sender does not wish his name pubhshed, please state so, and I will sec that his wish is observed. I am iilways at your service .

the band was much appreciated by the large tt t tl · b d th · p bil'ties s · 1 t ll h' b d h · t l d tl · proposition to other contestants at our winter crowd assembled. l\fr. Glass, cornet player of a ernp any ung eyon · err ea a 1 . i ver, e s me is an ave ] US ia · 1err Bristol East Temperance under old friend ' annual meeting when the treasurer was able contests. the band sounded the " Last Post, " and during Sam While, play now on St. George Athletic to report a very heallhy slale of affairs . All' Mr. E. Saul has relinquished his " office " the som{ding of the " Reveille " che poppies S , ground on Saturdays. I hear they have been officials, with the exception of one, were re- as secretary of New Becontree. To Mr. ·aul s dropped in a red shower on the people below. heard practising the new V\I. & R. Band J ournal elecied ; this included Mr. Harold Helan, the genius Becontree owe their present good fortune . The band also supplied the music for ihe evenmg for J [)fi2 which is a proceeding I can recommend · band's conductor, who was only appointed Starting from scratch he found bandsmen, service and rendered a selection. On Arrr11st1ce

d . any other band to try, and having studied the earlier in the year. The exception is the librarian, ban master, and collected funds . I hope Sunday they played for Remembrance Service " Joy Book " can say that it will give intense Mr. \Vilf Hubble being the new one, Several Becontree can sustain the loss of ilfr. Saul's at Galgate and led the singing of the hymns. enj oyment throughout the winter months. winter concerts are to be given and it is quite guidance.· I am sorry to have to report the band have HaYen 'l heard much of Albion Dockyard possible the band will again compete at the Following my remarks re Romford Contest PRIDE OF THE PEAK lost two voung and promising .members io the B · M H S · 1 ft th · ,. , h � · · h' I h h

o 1 d A B and lately, smcc r. . emer e · em-· " D .H." contests on �viarc ;;;9th next. pnze momes t is year, now ear t at a set forces, R. You�g, flt�g�h an . · �wnt�� l understand they play at the Bristol City Another band who have j ust held their. of medals has been " owing " to an' Esse.'>: '.CLYDESIDE NOTES euphJ. iorry to ear 0

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-e�rust matches, a word from Mr. J ohnson will be annual meeting is the Irlam Public. A record band for over ten years. . The tliifd section championship in · Adam Mr . · oung 111 a . 1110 or C_) c e mis a ' · · ' appreciated. season is reported here engagements being Many of my acquaintances were · disgusted .;T s d ?Otl he w. ill soon be alnght agam. 1 would !Ike to · · Shaftesburv Crusade · what about 't M fulfilled at Ashbourne Liverpool Eccles and at the Albert Hall " Black :J1Iarket ' " in fr'''ets .

Smith rtall, Kirkcaldy, on atur a�: :. 1 · h J d the band and bandmaster ' 0 ' 1 ' 1 r. ' ' - """' October was quite a successful eYent . .:\meteen mcntwn ow P ease . f M K S 'th Groves ? I had 1iothing to write about last Manchester, and numerous local functions. '\Nell-known people in the movement . were h,,nds �n'.tered, and all turned up, although were to h

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t�c assi.stancf 0 f rt e� mp�o' month, I heard something about an invitation The band attended Cadishead contest under involved, 7/6d. tickets were being offered at " d 'd bl d t es to travel and Mr. ' l '�ountam, so 0 corne an eu - o t t recently so send along the details th · d t Mr R b H sf d d e e £ 1 each on the spot. A London bandmaster

q uittJ a few ha cons1 era e is anc nium of Fairev 's in their final concert iri c hn es

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· JGngswood and Hanham B.L. seem as dead satisfactory when one considers the . difficulty poration " offering the aboYe prices . S .A. composititln, making quite a good job of �he the end 0 t e seasonB F 1 d s · table as the dodo. vVhat's amiss, Mr. vVatts ? of collective rehearsals. Most of the Irlam bandsmen in Croydon were also offering tickets 'rvina task with so many bands mvolved. 1he Lancaster S .A. , !\fr. ·

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th Chippenham Town, assisted by Corsham bandsmen are shift-workers. Recently a concert for sate. The " Daily Herald " Contests arc ' "' . . 11 music at the anmversary services· unng e 1 l d l A p d R b . . 1 Old. p .

H 11 d b h . k d fil b d d playing was fair to good. This d1.stnct was we . 1 . , · d d 'tl th elcome p aye:rs, e tie rea ara e · on emem ranee was given m t 1e -age ens1oners a , ma e y t e ran an e an smen, an to repi:/>serlted, and included the ultimate wmners, week�end, �r:::d it a. so c��1 e

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NORTH NOTTS N O T ES

,dwre 1 hope they will continue to shine. he!p as llaymg ;1e��v:1�-ad a bus · time latel -, issue, _ I noted a pi�ce coi:icerning ' one hears uniform fund. Mr. Tom Lo:igdin, publicity sec. c;tcond 'Prize was awarded Perth Silver, under Th; K.O.f .L. d

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y band und�r very little of the Bnstol V1ctona Band only at to the Irlam band tells me his band are prepared :J[r. Hamilton, who had a good performance, and · am P ease � 1\�

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to full \Vhitsun at the Hanham and Kingswood to play concerts during the winter months which merited their position. Let me also wish Mr. P�e _are gr� t�

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UJ 1��ssu6f learners processions. ' As the secretary of_this band since gratis, providing the cause is a worthy one, It gives me great pleasure to extend, with them continued progress, and further successes. st�engt aITam, ai1 ey rt"� a

d paraded from re-forming after the war I can mform you the and transport is provided. This is a most this issue, my very best wishes to the Editor, Third prize went to I .C .L Recreat10n, who· h�d w 0 are aA _

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e an . t Dalton band are very active. Although we do nol set charitable gesture of which no donbt advantage Staff and fellow scribes for a Merry Christmas , the �xpert guidance of �r. Faulds. They _ will H.Q. on rmis ice un a� mormnf t;e service ourselves out for contesting which is one way will be taken. . and may we hear some of our bands out at yet illake Lhe grade, provided they act sensibly. Square where �hey led the tl.y�ns; . . 1 Ch rch of keeping in the limelight, our engagements Leigh Borough arc another band whose this festive time. Fourth prize. went to Angus, as represented and then

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by Arbroath Instrumenta -a so con uc e . Y . 1 . d fi 11 et rned to eavy, an 1e s an ar o en er ammg very years. ngagements unng t e past season ronc i is u am sure we ope 1a e w :J>Ir. Faulds. This used to be a good fi.rst"seci10n regm� nta·t ti

erv:et _ anC lo �f J t�c �eo-iment successful. On Sunday, Oct. 28th, the band have been plentiful and several winter concerts be alright by the time these notes appear, and band, so I hope they are striving to regain that ma� 1

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1e c mg 0 n b gave an excellent concert at the Central Hall, are now receiving attention. The band attended able to carry on with his many activities. exalted position . Next m or<ler of me�1t, rn a �on h

qua�cK d 1 S A Bands united for Old Market St. , to a good audience when we the Remembrance Day service at Lawton The Nottingham British Legion Band led Buckhaven Miners (Mr. Connell ) . I notice th;3i��fs\ic:nServ7c: �t the

. \Var Memorial at received a splendid ovation. ; also we have St. Mary'�, af�erwards , giving a concert at the the various organizations on the march from several other really promising perform_ance.s, C f h d 1 d th . · . f tll.e h ,111ns I received several congratulations on how well Lawton vVorkmg Men s Club, Mr. Reg Lowe, the City Square to Victoria Enbankment, d l f t t ll arn ort an e e smgmg 0 ) · h b d I d I · · f ·

· h h A · · S · h Id N proving that a .stea y supp y o recrm .s is s I 1 d t t Mr R Postlethwaite is t e an p aye . am arrangmg a senes o an ex-B1ckershaw player, is the conductor. w ere t e rm1stice erv1ce was e on ov . available-despite many counter attract10ns, not am

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for improvement concerts during the winter. ln J anuary we shall Mr. Lowe has quite a lot of promising youngsters l lth, about 1 , 000 being present from the to. n'1c'nt1-011 military service. There are also men wor mg ar ' an is a. ou · aive a concert at the Old People's Home at h d f o this so ce hopes to ake h's various detachments . The City_ Police played I am very pleased to have a good report from t>E .11 'll t . t . t 1 ' ere, '.'Ill r m . ur m - 1 oi atiility and enthusiasm working earnestly 1 V 1 B M A t It as ite an honour astv1 e, w1 1 suppor mg ar is es; we a ways band mto a contestmg one next year. before and during the Service to large crowds. in the background, without whom most bands �� ��ema

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�� pla; fo{uthc Armistice give a good evening's entertainment every y�ar Mr. Joseph Tickle, a well-known Warringt?n On December 8th Ruddington Silver Band, would simply cease to exist. Let us not forget Service at Morecambe Cenotaph, and the large to thes�t

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I t 1. th' ·t 't t ·si1 a verv happv aroun ns o , w1 l ie ran ma e aroun known laze ury an , c pmg t cm to wm this year, and congratulate Ruddingt.on for the · b't d' · t d th a ,e is oppm um Y 0 wi 0 h ' l l · d Ch · T 't t d · · · · fir b h Id · N h' Th' ·

audience. I was a wee 1 isappom e , w1 Ch · ,t t th Ed't Staff scribes and t e i ummate nstmas ree s1 ua c . m many pnzes. The presentat10n was made m st one to e e m otts t is term. is is the standard of playing of Mr. Greenwood s v�ry rd1" mas

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cl let " B B N , . lad to hear your news, hr. urry, local bandsmen bemg present mcludmg Mr. Brass Band Conductors' uartette, Solo (Senior that the sixteen bands who took part are goo 0 · .- · G T Pleased to note that Somerset and Dorset Tom Mather, v\T. Rutter, F. V. Lloyd. Wright and J unior) at Bath Street Schools, on J an . 1 9th, knocking at the door of the premier section. J OHX-O'- AU.:\ · notes by " Trombone " is being featured again- Byers, B . Foster, and Mr. Albert Hibbert who 1 952. Stoneywood did not make Hw long JOurne.y -+ could you not also feature Wilts district bands ? made the presentation on behalf of the Area I am also pleased that Basford Hall Miners from Aberdeen, which, at this time of year, is CALDER VALLEY NOTES this much-neglected area deserves a show. representative. Several references were made J Welfare Committee are again running their not to be surprised at, but border bands Ha wick To the Editor, staff and all other band writers and tributes given to the loyal service our Quartette and Solo Contest in March and hope and Galasliiels, Brechin City from_ Angus, and bi' h d th the compliments of the Christmas season and friend has e-ivcn to the movement. Tn response you have a good entry. vVho is next? Please B h 11 f th By the time those notes are_ pu 1s e e � Leven Town, Kelty and ow 1 rom e

Halifax Association Contest will have taken a prosperous New Year. Mr. Tickle thanked everybody for their kind let me know c/o . Messrs . Wright & Round Kinodom of Fife, all took part . Ayrshire too b b · d WESTERN BOOM. tributes and said he hoped to carry on as long and l will try to help whoever decide to hold one. "

D l 11· t th place. A reall)' good entry has . een o tame . . had a representative in a me m_ g . on, so e 11 t - as he could the work he loved so much, helping By the way, Basford Hall Band played for 1 l In section two, twelve bands w1 compe e on interest was widespread, and stnkmg Y {een. · th BOLTON AND DISTRICT young bandsmen. Having known Joe Tickle the adjudicating experiment in their bandroom At the conclusion Mr. Hawkins lost no time in " Songs of England.;; In s�ction one, _re,� personally for many )'ears now I would like to on Nov. 22nd, under J ohn Baldwin, L.G.S.l\I .. f F' t bands compete on Handel s Water Music . announcing his awards ; as o�ows �

Krri� • Contest will I believe be a great success. A very impressive ceremony was held at add how pleased 1 am myself to see him at B . B.C.M., when members of the N.A.B.B.C. Brechin City (Mr. Badrick) ; econ , e .Y Bands in the valley have been busy with Lhe Cenotaph on Sunday, N ovember l l t h . last being appreciated for his grand work. were given the opportunity to write out remarks and Blairadam (Mr. Bond) ; Third, Bowhill

The Bolton b and first held their own vVarrington British Legion were in att. endance 1 on the playing ; the result will be interesting. F h L kh JI Remembrance Parades . 1

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ll . a Sowerby Bridge played for the local Service ceremony al t h e United Veterans' at the Remembrance Day Services at 'IVarring-

l lt is hoped to try this out with the City of SilYer (Mr. Telfer) ; I tr , oug as o iery and the " Last Post .. was played by Messrs. l\1emorial in the S t . (.; porge's Churchy ard . ton, at the British Legion's own service at Coventry School of ::.vrusic Band later. Thanks (:J!r. .\uld) ; Sixth, Ha wick Saxhorn (Mr.s.

Sh After t. b e wreath was laid and prayers were St . Paul's Church. ::.vrr. W. Rutter, the band's are due Lo Basford Hall for their services, also .-\mos) . T heartily congratulate Brechm E. Spear and B. aw. 1 h 1 t at full said h'. ' th e Vicar ( �\fr. Wri <>0 h 1. ) , the veteran conductor, was again called upon to Mr. Baldwin, who proposed to take this on, h · t. I l Friendly Subscription a t oug l .no " and Keltv on t eir promo ion, or am sure k 1 h band led the vetera n s o n t o M oor Lane i n play the " Last Post " and " Reveille " ; tl:iis and we must appreciate Mr. J . R . Major's botll will -grace the first section, where they w_ill strength arc doing u�eful wor · cy gave a

d ' 1· l l · 'I'! b ' d he d1'd i'n his usual masterly way. Mr. Rutter, gesture to let us arra11ge one at Coventry at a f h B h ll concert at St. Jolm s Hospital, IIahfax, . and rea n1css or ie sernce. le corn ine cross swords with the best o t em.h

_ dow . 1 ' held an Old Time Dance at Sowerby Bndge, b ands o E t b e Bolton Artillen· and Bolton novv in his 72nd year, must surely be the olde t, later date, which will be announced later . after drawing -:\o. l , did well to

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and will have competed al Halifax Association R and we re cond u c ted t h ro u gh the h ymns or near about, trnmpeter still performing this As I stated in last issue Creswell and Kan­and, with a little patience, an ue_ a tent10n a nd t h P " K i n g " hy ,\ l r. J. H .. C a u non, annual duty. It is certainly worthy of note. somes did not disgrace us at the Royal Albert to :\Ir . Rimmer's tcaching,

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<l, s.oo:ler Co���s\e-formcd band at Elland, headed the musi cal director 1 o Bolton Band . There was Mr. Rutter, who also plays the cornet in the Hall in October, and I can say that the former rather than later, get into i c c arme CirC es.

· t t also a fresh cont i 1wcnt Uii:.; .vear, t h e Lov.·als Pensioners Quartette, is very hopeful of finding played a 0oood band under Ceo. Hespe, although k h k P 1 · local procession and have given a. cancer a "' Larkhall can la c t ese remar s as a P ymg f c t t Di·tini ancl Fi' fe ]Jand from F ulwood a 2nd cornet player to replace the late Tom last to play, which no doubt had its effect h ·11 b b .t.

\\'est Vale, also entered for the Hal! ax on es . to them also. because t ey too wi e am 1 wu:, s BaI' l"' Cl,· s· , o 1.est orl. Mannion and thus continue their good work owin0a to the long wait ,· several zoo<l poinb · h The C.E.F.A. will also have competed. orry " - c � to climb higher and there is no reason 111 t c

· I Tlie tisual conce1·t was rpnclcrecl and which consists chiefly of entertaining Darby were noted in this band. Ransomes I felt were l Id 't B t ·t t b lo hear l\lr. \V . Carr is again very 11 . world why they s 1ou 11 · u · 1 mus e d d th local eni· oye<l ·11 1, all at ' he Veterans' Clnb aft er- and J oan Clubs. not quite so good as at previou.s co1itests, when Brighouse and Rastriclc hea e e , ' worked for.

wards , bv the Bolt.on B a n<L \V p h ea rd a Hindley Subscription are once again re- they certainly gave a good account of themselves . Readers generally will be interested to learn Parade. d l · ll","' rnar"cll . clP .. cJ i' c n, ted to t l 1 e Pre�. i cl e n t . or0,.,.anized and intend having another corn- I was sorry to note a few slips here. In fairness

� \ \ i L J t b Moclerna Blanket \Vorks attende t 1c services ' " " that Forfar Instrumenta ras a ong as een C t 1 'I' ' ll ' l f bination worthy of their good name. A series I must congratulate the first five bands on a

· ·d t M · l n · ector at Hebden Bridge in the morning, and Mytholm- a p . h . l ou301 1 , w 1 0 w a F o COlll'he on . able to appomt a resi en . usica ir . h tl I> '• i·a de . 'I'l1 i �. · m � r·cl1 wa s one of m any of weekly parades around Hindley are to be i:?'rancl show. I think ii was very close with f l\" H ld L k ho ill roy·d in the afternoon . A feature ere was ie u " _ � in the person o �r . aro aycoc • w w.

p " l cl \\'l'J' t t.eii 1 1 .,. ·.\ I i· . J . R . C a unon . T h e old held in order to raise moue)' for the purchase these bands ; Fodens and Dyke definitely d · t nt 111 special arrangement of the " Lasl ost p aye ·' -need no intro uct10n o our moveme d f Cllo, t oni of ,. 1· 51' t i il!l th e S. t . Geo rge's Ch urch of new uniforms. gave e-rand performances and Faircys gave a h · ll k as player by all their cornet section, witb a backgroun o ,, - . � Scotland where e 15 so we nown · ' -

1· 11 t l i e ('l'c111' n z w as l·e,-1·\,ecl, a n cl I wa;; rea lh. · A friend of mine tells me a pathetic story good No. 1 . · d' H ·11 b o the tune " Eventide ." The arrangement was . concluctcY and ad1 u icator. e wi e c _n-

C ·rh h cl t d �11 , pi·i· sed a ncl cleli' g-J1 t.ed to SPP s_o m_ an,_ · concerning the deportment on Remembrance Bands in this area will now be all out for the * d l h f th g Scottish made by l\Ir. T. asson . c an crea e a " . clucti ' e ban a i e or comm · · . fi h th ''eterari ','' ,,1 11c] t l i e1· 1. ,v-1· ,·e�.· a11cl fnends Dav o[ a well-known \Vigan hand . Five in Arca Contests in February and March. 1 hope to U h H 11 d l t their great impression at Iludclers eld w ere ey � o Cham · - · :!' in s er a • an a so a c F ' I attena1· 11!l L l i e se1-,-1· ce . 'l' l i n liy111n" were civilian clothes, and seven wearine- brown have as good a time next )'ear as I have in S · h b et t d · 0 on were engao-0ed for the Yorkshire up ·ma ; _ ,- � hro:i.clcast in: the cottis an s an sene.; ,,

i·rn <l " l"'<I 1 1 ,,- t l ie ])atlcl . "'li e ""!i c a 1· \!·ave shoes, is i· ust unforgivable. There is still far the past at these events. . '·f L l ·11 cry manv complimentary remarks were made on , , L ' -l l th December, so "' r. aycoc c wi v · e i· n. J'\'OIJ< ' ,n c·oi·rl i' a l "'el c o1}'le . and too much " Go as )'OU please " atmosphere I must express our regret at the passmg of · 'tl ii t t the band's deportment and playing. , " Yen· " quickly be getting into gnps ·wi 1 le s rouges

I ' ve no doubt the members of the late Halifax h oped 11 at it wou ld aga i n heconw 811 annu a l about our 2nd and 3rd class bands, and in these Mr. A. \i\T. Parker, of Camborne, who at one opposition he and they will he called_ on to · h th e i·eiJt . days of smart uniforms our deportment shows time was m tlus d1sinct, and extend to the band encounter in this Countrv. May [ smcerely llumc C�uarcl Band would he<:\r wit regret e .

l B ' 1. ' 1 b dl l\" h l b d b d th b cl cl t s 1pa"th , . - . . wi h assin" of ilir. Musson, who was a splendid f: � \tl e .'· :\ f i l l >" '"e re at Horw 1 e i n 1s l up very a y. tUC 1as een .one y our an e ereave ones our eepe:; . yn ) wdcome Mr Lay.

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.i . 1 T ,P". i on 0 1 1 \ rm i � t i ('c' Si mrl a y a ft f'l 'n om1 for I associat10ns and various orgamzations to live 111 the loss of such a well rcspcctccl person him every success and happrness in 15 ll C \\ I ' ' - . �. . · d h t h h . " A l , cl t " " A \'V "

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'Ibe .Festival year is now drawing to a dose and will be giving way to another New Year. Illany bands will be able to look back on a very eventful and busy year.

\Vhat a year it iJas been for our own B lack Dyke ! Since winning the triple -crown two years ago, they have undergone .quite a number of changes. Surely all the h ard work of blendilli!' this combination together h as been well rewarded by winning the " ' Daily Herald" All-England Champ10n­ship. Congratulations to Mr. Alex ::\1.ortimer and his men for bringing the ch ampionship back to Yorkshire.

Many tltankt>, Mr. Preston, for your letter about Wetherby band. lt arrived too late for last month's ist>ue. They competed at .::lki pton on October 20th, and carried off lst in the march and select.ion in the second 'Section. A fine performance indeed. of which they are j ustly proud. This band are faithful contesters all the year round, win or lose . By the time these notes are in print the b and will have played at a wedding, taken part i n parades at Tadcaster and given a concert in Wetherby Town Hall.

l h ave been " pulled over the coals" about a mistake i n my last notes, so had better correct same. The name Tom Bruce, 15 years, should read Ian Bruce, 1 6 years of age . Trusting that will satisfy all concerned.

lt is with regret I h ave to report the passing away, after a long illness, of Mrs. L. F awcett, the wife of Mr. Len F awcett, who is very well known is l)_rass band and orchestral circles in this district. We extend to him our deepest sympathy in his great loss .

I welcome your lengthy letter, )fr. Newton with news about the Tees-side Bridge 'works b and. It was i nteresting to read about your activities, and I am glad to hear about your most successful year. This b and have given a concert for local blind people, and on December 14th are holding a social evening. This is to be a great event because the b and ai;e . to present a cheque to their oldest playmg member, Mr. Jack ( Pop) B aldaur. Pop will be eighty on December lOth, and commenced playing in 1882. His most memorable engagement w as the opening of R opner Park, Stockton-on-Tees-side, by the Duke of York, who later became King George V. At the age of eighty Pop is still the lst horn ( i s he the oldest player i n the north ) . He takes h i s banding very seriously . M r . Jack M artin, their b and­m aster, who has done much to further the progress of this b and, also celebrates his birthday on the same day as Pop ; no doubt this social evening will be a most entertaining affair. They have their eye on contesting in the New Year, so here's to their further success.

A Slow Melody contest was held at Askern Colliery on November 17th, which I attended. What a great entry they had ; thirty-nine j uniors, and fifty-nine seniors. Whilst having a most enj oyable time I felt that the entries should have been limited. However, all credit is due t o those wh'1 made arrangements, especially the ladies' committee, who provided teas, also the raffle tickets for a bottle of whisky ! Askern C olliery should b e proud of h aving such a good body of h ard workers . This band will have competed in the I nter-county contest at Leeds in place of Rawmarsh, who h ad to withdraw. I notice that since the last noles three bands h ave been changed, no doubt for similar reasons.

Once again we look forward to seeing and hearing our bands out during the festive season . M any bands look to these carol outings to raise funds for the numerous expenses.

I have been asked by Mr. G. Waddington, of Selby, to state that the date of the Selby S h ow and B and Contest is fixed for July 5th, 1952. Will all secretaries please note the date July 5th, as this has already been incorrectly published as July 25th .

Finally may I extend to the Editor, staff of B . B . N . , readers, and friends, a very happy festive season. To those of our brass b and world serving in H . M . Forces throughout th e world, a safe, speedy return home. EX. MAR. COM.

WRIGHT A.ND ROUND 'S BRA S S BAND NEW S l st DECEM BER, 1951.

SOUTH WEST AREA NOTES PRESTON N O TES

PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS ! :.\lost people who attended the Albei:t H all for the Championship Final would have le arned of the sudden death of Mr. D avison, wllo went to London to hear the tesLpiece rendered by the bands of today, as he was solo cornet i n St. Hilda's when they won on it at the Crystal Palace, but the night before the contest he passed away at the hotel where he was staying witb a number of colleagues . He was laid to rest at S id­mouth, and two bands (Exeter British Railways S . H . , and Sidmouth) , with whom he was associated a s professional coach, played his favourite hymns at the graveside, where a number of friends a8sembled including the Vice-chairman and organiser of the S . W . B . B . A . , of which he wao; a J,ife Vice-President and Founder member.

H has been my pleasure to receive from a bancl secretary, the most intimate letter 1 have seen for a long, long ti me. In it, this, by now, ex-secretary u�folds his t>incere feelings, and tells me of his ups and downs. He finishes, I am sorry to say, on a verv disappoi nted note. Need I say who this " gentleman is, for no doubt he is a gentleman, and no other than Mr. Bob Dearden , of Lostock Hall. Jt is quite a while since I heard from him, but l fully understand now j ust why he did not give rn.e news, and personally, I am sorry that he is not getting the backing he deserves for the lrn rd work he has done during two years in putting a b a�d, complete with full i11struments and umforms, on the map. Every band have their difference of opinion between members, hut i n thit> case, it seems things are a little more serious. I do hope, J\Ir. Dearden, you will continue doing· your stuff with the b and, for now you h ave got settled, it would be a pity for any break away.

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The S . W. B . B . A . contest aud concert at the Town Hall, Launceston, was a success from every angle, and although torrents of rain poured, and gales blew with great force. bands, supporters, and the general public came from long distances to he�r their respective bands compete at what is now considered one of tbe best Pvents. Two bands that have plodded for years in the lower pri ze li sts came to the top. and in eacl1 case Lhey needed this "leg-up" to give the necessary zest in their appeals for funds to defray costs of uniforms and other equipment which they needed very b adly.

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:Vly reference to Preston Town b and going b ack .i nto their shell has also aroused their secretary to deny it. On the contrary, many changes have taken place since the end of last summer's season, and tl1 e esteem they gained where they played, will be enlarged upon next year . The young school, under B andmaster M i tchell, ably aided hy ex-Bandmaster W. Dixon, have made excellent progress, and will b e a credit to the band, Tv[uch expense has been m ade to improve the instruments, which include a new set of basses. Though the number of members i s the highest ever, experienced players on cornet and ba·ss Bb would be welcomed. A welcome is also extended to any bandsman to visit their bandroom . and see for themselves just how they have "gone into a shell . "

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the S .W . B . B . A , i ntend to have a quartette and slow melody solo contest at Bodmin i n February of next year, and being the " Mecca" of brass bands of the extreme South West, there is little doubt hut what it will be well supported. There have been some changes i n the leadership of bands in this area of late, but will leave this i nform ation to my colleagues in the respective areas they represent.

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HARTLEPOOL & DISTRI C T

Congratulations l o Black Dyke :.\Jills on their grand win at the Royal Albert Hall . Their win was very i nteresting to this area as two of their trombone players j oined Dyke quite recently from this district, so on behalf of t h e b ands in my area, 1 would like to say, "good work, lads, and the best of 1 uck."

Basington P ublic m ade the journey to London for the first time, and althougi1 they did not catch the j udge' s ears, were s atisfied with their performance, and will no doubt go all out at the next area contest for a return visit to the Royal Albert Hall.

The other northern representatives, Grookhall C olliery, certainly did well in being placed 7th, as I learned in London that the band had been dogged with bad l uck for a fortnight prior to the contest, and then above all their solo cornet player had a severe attack of ulcers in the mouth on the eve of the contest, and was unable to t ake the solo part, but his understudy, Master M aurice Murphy, certainly did well i n steppincr up at such short notice.

Blackhall Colliery h ave been busy play­ing at local football m atches recently, and I expect they will b e try i ng to fix up their vacant positions this w inter for the forth­coming League and " Daily Herald" Area contests.

Horden Colliery have also been busy lately, having been engaged by the college students at Newcastle, and other local engagements.

Easington Colliery have been quiet recently, but I understand they are o ut to build a good team for the League contest.

Hartlepool Public are another b a nd who are a little short handed but will b e trying to get fixed u p for their area contests.

Thornley Colliery are settling down again

I was glad to see a nice crowd gathered at the Old Tyme Dance I attended at the Queen's Hall, and hope that Excelsior band's season maintains this good start . They are still very popular to the dancing publi c .

Despite s o m e adverse weather, Bri ndle band continue to serve up a high standard of playing, which is appreciated by the crowds at Deepdale. They, like Leyland British Legion, h ave appeared also at Blackburn Football ground.

As 1 have not yet attended a Winter Gardens concerts, I cannot give my view on the playing there of St. David's band , but what news I have of them is that they will be in new uniforms next summer.

I t is now taken for granted that a Preston contest will b e held early next year, hut as yet, I have no definite details . Perhaps Sel!retary Mr. Winter would care to enli ghten m e on this, and other association business. Before I end my notes, m ay I ask of some b ands , have they no new ideas of their own. l have w itnessed bands recently, especially on Remembrance Sun­day, who attempted to steal the thunder from Brindle b an d by introducing Drum­M ajors. Come on now, lads, as one correspondent puts it, " Better to be known for musical excellency, tha n for stolen Glory. " After all, Drum-Majors are not for us. Let us give to the m ilitary that which belongs to the military. Perhaps I m ay exclude B rindle from my last remarks, as T must admit it was a novelty when first in trod need.

In conclusion, m ay I extend to our Editor and Staff, fellow scribes , and brass b ands­men everywhere, best wishes for a Merry Christmas, and that the New Year brings happiness and contentment everywhere.

P RO U D PRESTON · ---+----

HUDD ERSFIELD N O TE S

S I BSEY • B O ST O N

LEICESTER N OTES

Si nce my last notes appeared we h ave had quite a bu;;y and enj oyable time i n Leicestershire with contests. T h e Leicester­shire Brass Band Association h ave held two of their series, and both have been unqualified successes, especially from the playi)lg angle . ·

The solo contest, h eld at Fleckney on October 6th, brought to the front. quite a number of promising junior players, and augurs well for the future . One must admit that it is in our village b ands that enthusiasm burns the brightest in teaching yonngi-;Lers , and it is really inspiring to see these very young player:; being briefed and coached by adults, be they parents, fellow handsme11, or i.Jandmmaster, and the eagerness they show to get on the platform. One cannot in these notes mention all the youngsters, but l must congratulate young Master Dealey, of Fleckney, who has pulled off three lst prizes in the last few weeks. He is only eleven years old, and if he is looked after will, 1 am sure, make a fine player.

At the contest at Whetstone we had j unior and senior quartettes , and a septet contest. In the j unior section Mr. Bennett with Burbage ea;;ily won, and he must h ave given a great deal of time and patience to have brought them along to such a fine pitch. Fleckney, under Mr. Badcock, were 2nd, and again here is a young conductor with enthusiasm and patience bringing back to Fleckney some of the 1>pirit that used to b e so keen i n this village. Croft, another band who are trying hard to build up again, under Mr. J . W anen, gained 3rd with a promising performance. The septet contest gave us quite an interesting event, and various combinations of instruments. Leicester Special Constabulary and Burbage secured lst and 2nd respectively. The senior quartettes gave me a special sm·prise. )fr. Bancroft has been working very hard with Ratby and he was full value for his win in this section, and I hope his full band has made simlar progress. Mr. Bennet, with Burbage secured 2nd with four good trombones, and was tbe most successful conductor oi the day .

The full b and contest at Oadby on December 8th will be a good b attle, so I am looking forward to attending,

Leicester Imperial j unior contest was a

�Ir. .J , :'.IIEREDlTH, secretary of titaly­bnclge Conte,,�, wnLcs : " Entries are corning m l'ery o>tead1ly and there are prospects of a good entry. There will be seatincr accommodation for about 500. Regarding the H . Pollard Cup as our second prize 1 was speaking to Mr. Pollard a few days '.tgo, �nd l;,e tells me l ie i� having the cup mscn?ed . The Harry Pol1ard Cup . " This year is lus golden wedding anniversery, and he has presented us with this trophy to celebrate. the occas i on. In spite of his yearn he still gets around, and is hopmg to meet many of his old brass band friends in Stalybridge on J anuary 26th, 1952."

:fS rai'.s 1Sano <tontests OADBY

Leicestershire Association Brass Band Contest, in the Churcl� Hall, Oadby, Satur­�ay, 8_th Dece��ber, :!first Section testpiece, Wilham Tell (W. & R. ) . Second Section " The Black Prince" (W. & R . ) . Adjudi� cator, :_\,fr. Harry Heyes .

Secretary, MR. A. J . ANDERSON 7 Belgrave Avenue, Leicester. ·

MADE LEY Shropshire Brass Bandci Association Second Annual Contest ( for Association bands only ) , in the Anstice Hall, Madeley, on Saturday, December 15th. 1951. Commence at 2-30 p.m. Section One test­piece, "Recollections of Beethoven" J. A. Greenwood (W. & R. ) . Section Two ( Village Bands ) , own choice march and hymn tune , Section Three, own choice, march. Adjudicator, l\lr. R. Little , of Rhyl . Association Secretary, E . BALDWIN, 68 Ardern Avenue, Dawlev, Wellington,

Shropshire. ·

STALY B R I DG E Brass Band contest promoted b y the

Stalybridge Public b and will be held in the Town Hall, Stalybridge, on Saturday, January 26th, 1952. Commence at 2-30 p .m. Testpiece, "Macbeth" ( W. & R . ) . First prize, £20 and Boosey and Hawkes Challenge Cup ; second, £12 and Pollard Cup ; third, £8 ; fourth, £5 ; also special prizes. Adjudicator, Mr. H. Mileman, of Grimethorpe. Entries close 24th Decem her .

Schedules from Mr. J . :MEREDITH, 18 Spri ngbank Street, St.alybridge.

to winter practice after their , visit t� Belle . Concrratulations to Black Dyke Mills on Vue, :;ind . I underst�nd they '�111, . ?e their �plendid victory at the Royal Albert com:petmg m the Durh�m �eagne Fust Hall, also to B righouse & Rastrick on a Sect10n c_ontest at Spennymoor. splendid performance. The Festival concert success, and provided forty-seven entries -------------------and a fine contest. I hope they extend LEI CESTE R I note m the local press that ::Yir , Harold was a feast of brilliant playing. Laycock, late conduct�r of Blackball . , . next year to bring in seniors, even if they The Twenty-fifth Annual Leicester Brass

Colliery has left this distnct to take up the · Hepw<;>1 th S ilver and Skelmanthorpe position of bandm aster with a well !mown I bands d.1d w�ll at the rec�nt R?_chda�� co�­Scottish hand. We w i sh him and his new I test b�mg first and thud pnze wmne1s band, the best of lu�k. respectr;ei; . I would haye �1ked to ��e

b ave to t ake another hall for the purpose. Band Festival will be held on Easter Mon­These contests certainly go to prove that day, 1952. Testpieces and all details later. vi llage bandmasters are really getting down Secretary, Mr. C. A. ANDERSON, 48 to their tas k . Ibstock, Barlestone, Loughborough Road, Leicester.

I have j ust received a report 011 the Hade Edoe and Sla1thwa1te m the prize Durham League' s Annual Solo, D uet . and list . as they gave g?od pcrfori_i-:ances. On�e Quartette contest which were held at agam we had the feast of bouowed players Nettlesworth on November 17th . Owing to amongst many b ands . . such a big entry, two halls and an extra M arsden M .I . gave a good account of j udge b ad to he engaged, an cl although l themse�ves at Rochdal;, unde�· Mr. I . Gar­h ave not received the full results I under- side. With a good wmter s practice we should stand that two of the pr.izes i 1{ the solo be hearing good results next season. They contest have been won by players from this recently held their annual slow melody con­area . First prize went to Trevor Naden, a test . . I have not got the results Lo hand, but promis i ng young cornet player . who h as am mformed they had a successful event. been with both Blackhall and Horden The Association's winter contest takes

Kibworth, Hugglescote, apart from those mentioned earlier i n these notes, all sent competitors to one or other of the contests, so the Association is certainly alive.

In closing I w ish you, Mr. Editor, and your staff, and all bandsmen, a Very Happy Christmas , and a Prosperous New Year.

SEMPER EADE'.M

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Colliery bands for the p ast five or six years . place on December lst jn the Town Hall, ---but I understand he has now gone to be and l understand there are good entries in Things seem to h ave been quiet around principal cornet for Brancepeth Coll�e.ry, both sections, so keen competition should West Cumberland in the brass band line where his father has taken up the position be the order of the day. Mr. H . Moss is just lately. Except for the Armislice of b andmaster . Th e other prize was won the appointed adjudicator. services, and a concert giveu by tb e by M r . W. U�win, the popular b ass player . By the time these notes are i n print we Oughterside & District band on Armistice of Hetton Silver band, who, not content shall know the result of the Yorkshire and night, I hear of very little activity amongst with winning the b ass s_pecial as he h as Durham contest. I am expecting to hear our local b ands ; i n fact I hear of very little done for i.he l�st five or six yeaTs, go�s oi:e good results from our local representatives , at anv time. Band secretaries cl.D not �ecm better by sharing the 21!-d and 3rd prize 111 Hade Edge, Lindley, Skelmanthorpe, and to wa"nt their bands' progress mentioned in the solos . Good old Bill. :\Ieltham & Meltham M ills . the news . I wonder do they ever think of

COASTGUARD Linthwaite are making good progress old bandsmen who h ave left their district

R H Y L PR E L I M I N ARY N OTICE

The .Fifth Annual Sunny Rhyl Contest will be held on Saturday, 24th May, 1952 .

Enquiries to l\fr. G. H. GRIFFITHS, 10 Gronant Street, Rhyl, Flintshire.

Other promoters please notice.

R U A R D E A N , C l os. Ruardean Demonstration Committee

Annual Brass Band and C110ir Contest will be held on Saturday, 25th June, 1952. Adjudicator, Dr. Hadold C . Hind. Further particulars to be adverti sed in later i ssues.

Secretary, l\fr. H. J. :MAR.FELL, "High View," Ruardean, Gloucestershire.

ABE RYSTWYTH Royal National Eisteddfod, 1952. Class

A . " Tschaikowsky" (W. & R . ) . lst prize, £50 ; 2nd, £30 ; 3rd, £20. Class B. lst prize, £30 ; 2nd, £15 ; 3rd, £10. Class C, Fantasia. "Poetic Fancies" (W. & R . ) . lst pride. £20 ; 2nd, £10 ; 3rd, £5.

West Wales Association Recretary . MR.

Look Ahead ! under M r . H. Swallow and h ave entered years ago and scan these notes, hoping to the Association contest. I would like to get some news of their town or village band. see this b and back to the standard of the With Armistice Sunday falling on JatP Mr . R. Whitwam's days. They an� November llth, all the Legions held their holding a slow melody contest in their services on the s ame day at the same time, h eadquarters on Dccemher Sth, and .r hope and every band had to make do with their to be present. own players. Nobody had any players lo

A . J . WlLLIA::VIS , Graig Road, Trebana s , Swansea,

PLAN NOW FOR 1 952 Barry and Os1lere's trombone party from lend to other b ands.

SELBY

DID YOU LOSE BOOKINGS THIS YEAR Scotl and were the winners of the Holme- Maryport Albion had rather a busy bridge Quartette contest. Conduct eel by Sunday, for apart from the usual J\fr. J. Faulds, they gave a superb perform- commemoration service . the town were an cc, Owi o g to other contests clashing, unveili ng the 1939-1945 l\lemori n l. A ft er the th ere were fewer entrnnts than usual, but ceremony, during which t h <>y !J ad to

PRELI M I N ARY A N N O U N C E M E NT Selby Agricultural Show and Brass Band

Festival. Saturday, July 5th, 1952. Details later.

BECAUSE OF SHABB Y UNIFORMS ?

GET GOING NOW and be ready for the best engagements , weari ng

UNIQUIP UNIFORMS All information from :

a good standard of play i ng was enj oyed by accompany three choirs-wl 1 i c - h was done a capacity audience. l\lr. J . A. Greenwood. very effecti vely, as it i s 1 1 � 11 o i ] ,- ri diffi cult of Birkenh ead, adjudicated, and h i s task-the "Last Post" and " R eve i l le" were remarks addressed to competing and non- soundPcl by the ba rnl's solo cornc11 ist, M r. competing bandsmen alike were of the J. Parlein . Colonel Senhon f:r> . who had h i ghest educational value. previously _unveiled ih!' memori a l . took the

B ands will be preparing for their Christ- salute dunng the rn n rcl 1 -pas1 . T l 1 0 ofll (""r ma5 carol playing i.o patrons . Much care commanding the TPrr i 1 o ri als paid 1hP b � n<i should be taken on these occasions in a tribntc hy ·saying tlwi r 1 em po waR T'Prfe« ' playing a n d deportment, a s a good hut the pace was. ra1l 1 er too sh ort ; still . :· i 1npresf; i on createR interest for future hanci rnu�t makP 1 t� pace 1 o s l n t t h e h:1 n 'J

B R I DGWATER, Somerset PRELI M I N ARY A N N O U N CE M E NT

Bridgwater Annual Open Brass Band Contest, ( promoted by Bridgwater Allot­mcnl:s Association ) , will be held on Saturday, 1 6th August, 1952. A fir t class adjudicator will be engaged, Wright & Round's popular testpieces . Full deta ils later. Oth er contest promoters in the dis­tri ct please note this date.

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